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Mitchell V. Wisconsin: Why Mitchell V. Wisconsin Sucked Beginning of Paper On June 11, 1993, the United State Supreme Court upheld Wisconsin's penalty enhancement law, which imposes harsher sentences on criminals who "intentionally select the person against whom the crime...is committed..because of the race, religion, color, disability, sexual orientation, .... Middle of Paper .... him." The boy was left unconscious, and remained in a coma for four days. Mitchell was convicted of aggravated battery, which carries a two year maximum sentence. The Wisconsin jury, however, found that because Mitchell selected his victim based on race, the penalty enhancement law allowed Mitchell to be sentenced to up to seven years. The jury sentenced Mitchell to four years, twice the maximum for the crime he committed without the penalty enhancement law. The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling was faulty, and defied a number of preced .... 3340 words | 13 pages Subscription Length Price Join 30 days membership (recurring) $19.95 90 days membership (recurring) $39.95 180 days membership (non-recurring) $69.95