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BUCHANAN v. STATE

No. State 98.

41 Wis.2d 460 (1969)

164 N.W.2d 253

BUCHANAN, Plaintiff in error, v. STATE, Defendant in error.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided February 4, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there was a brief and oral argument by Ted E. Wedemeyer, Jr., of Milwaukee.

For the defendant in error the cause was argued by Harold B. Jackson, Jr., assistant district attorney of Milwaukee county, with whom on the brief were Robert W. Warren, attorney general, and E. Michael McCann, district attorney.

BEILFUSS, J.

The defendant raises three issues:

(1) Was it a violation of due process of law to refuse to grant defendant's motion for a jury at the recommitment hearing?

(2) Was it a violation of equal protection of the law to refuse to grant defendant's motion for a jury at the recommitment hearing?

(3) Was the treatment given to defendant at the sex deviate facility a denial of equal protection of the law?

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