State v. Keyes’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “The use of any such moneys by any prime contractor or subcontractor for any other purpose until all claims, except those which are the subject of a bona fide dispute and then only to the extent of the amount actually in dispute, have been paid in full or proportionally in cases of a deficiency, is theft by the prime contractor or subcontractor of moneys so misappropriated and is punishable under s. 943.20....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Keyes

2. “[a]lthough the 'felony theft by contractor' criminal charge against the Keyeses also includes the intent element of Wis. Stat. § 943.20 (l)(b), the felony element of § 943.20(3)(c), and the 'party to a crime' element of Wis. Stat. § 939.05 , we will at times refer to the statutes collectively as Wis. Stat. § 779.02 (5).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Keyes

3. “[Section] 779.02(5) precludes a prime contractor who also acts as a subcontractor from paying itself a profit before all other subcontractors have been paid in full for amounts due or to become due and owing for their labor and materials, or paid proportionately where there is a deficiency.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Keyes