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Article: Criminal code overhaul proposed Public needs to know punishment fits crime, Thompson says
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- April 30, 1997
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Gov. Tommy Thompson proposed Tuesday that the state overhaul its
criminal code to make sure the punishment fits the crime.
The Republican governor said he would appoint a bipartisan
commission to work on recodification of the criminal code, which has
not been overhauled since the 1950s.
Although the governor's office said details on the commission
would come later, the development drew praise from lawmakers on both
sides of the aisle, who said a major revision of the code was long
overdue.
State Sen. Lynn Adelman (D-Town of Waterford), chairman of the
Senate Judiciary Committee, has been urging a complete revision of
the code to restore clarity and balance. State Rep. Mark Green ...