Four time sex offender, James M. Wappler, 38, of Sheboygan, was denied his appeal of a life sentence in prison after molesting a 10 year old girl in 2008.

Wappler originally pleaded no contest, and this crime involved a Wisconsin 'two strikes' clause in the state legislature that requires a life sentence in prison.  After sentencing, Wappler then claimed he didn't know about the required life sentence and appealed.

According the appeals court, Wappler had been notified numerous times of the life term penalty, but Wappler stated, “I understand that you may not have no choice but to sentence me to life, but I feel that I’d be discriminated against based on unfair application of the two strike law."  Others have not been subject to the clause in the past.

The court upheld Judge L. Edward Stengel's ruling on Wednesday morning.

If you have been charged with a sex crime, contact Appleton sex crime attorneys of Kohler, Hart & Priebe by calling 414-271-9595.