A Milwaukee County judge was forced to resentence a 31-year-old convicted murderer to less confinement in prison to remedy a previous sentence of 20 years confinement and less extended supervision in the case.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
November 25, 2023
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On November 9, 2p23, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Jean Marie Kies resentenced Kevin A. Taylor, 31, a Hispanic to less confinement in prison, 18 years in prison and 7 years of extended supervision to correct a error in sentencing on January 13, 2023 to 20 years confinement in prison and 5 years of extended supervision, which the extended supervision was less than 25% of the confinement sentencing guidelines under state law. Under the law, the extended supervision can not be less then 25% of the length of the confinement sentence, according to Wisconsin State Statue criminal law 973.01.
Taylor pleaded guilty on September 26, 2022 to felony murder-armed robbery and 2nd-degree recklessly endangering safety in a plead agreement, which multiple charges were dropped, but read into the record when sentenced.
Taylor was charged on November 10, 2023 with the December 8, 2022 fatal shooting death of Julian M. Rodriguez, 22, in the parking lot of the Family Dollar at the 3000 block of S. 13 Street in an apparent drug deal gone bad. Taylor was captured in a camera surveillance video in the parking lot firing the fatal shots killing Rodriguez. Taylor wanted to steal marijuana from Rodriguez.
According to the criminal complaint, Taylor was taken into custody several hours of the murder after a brief chase by police who attempted to stop him for a traffic violation.
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