A Shawano man convicted of robbing the CoVantage Credit Union two years ago lost a bid to have his sentence reduced in Shawano-Menominee County Circuit Court last week, paving the way for a possible appeal to the state courts.
Darrin H. Church, 50, was sentenced in July of last year to five years in prison and another 10 years extended supervision.
Church had pleaded no contest to charges of using the threat of force to rob the CoVantage Credit Union at 911 E. Green Bay St., Shawano, and attempting to rob Cash Tyme at 705 E. Green Bay St., in April 2013.
Church made off with more than $6,000 in cash from CoVantage but was arrested a short time later. The money was recovered.
In a court hearing Friday, his defense counsel argued that the court did not conduct a proper question-and-answer with the defendant with respect to his rights and the possible outcome for a jury trial and that the sentence for time in prison was not calculated correctly.
Judge William Kussel Jr. denied the motion for post-conviction relief, finding that the plea discussion with Church was not in error, that the prison time had been previously re-calculated and the judgment of conviction was properly amended, according to court records.
A motion for post-conviction relief is typically the first step before taking a case to the state Court of Appeals.
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