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STATE EX REL. LOCKMAN v. GERHARDSTEIN

Nos. 81-780, 81-794.

107 Wis.2d 325 (1982)

320 N.W.2d 27

STATE of Wisconsin EX REL. Vivian LOCKMAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Richard GERHARDSTEIN, M.D., Respondent. IN the MATTER OF Vivian LOCKMAN: Vivian LOCKMAN, Appellant, v. COMBINED COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD OF MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided April 21, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant the cause was submitted on the briefs of Thomas K. Zander, chief attorney, office of state public defender, mental health division.

For the respondents the cause was submitted on the brief of George E. Rice, deputy corporation counsel, and Robert A. McKnight, principal assistant corporation counsel.

Before Decker, C.J., Moser, P.J., and Randa, J.

MOSER, P.J.

Vivian Lockman (Lockman) appeals from a final commitment order and an order denying her petition for writ of habeas corpus.1 Both orders construed the reference in sec. 51.20(7) (c), Stats., to "14 days" to mean fourteen business days. We determine that the phrase refers to fourteen calendar days. We accordingly reverse both orders.

On December 26, 1980, Lockman was taken into custody by city of Milwaukee police officers...

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