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IN MATTER OF B.A.S.: STATE v. B.A.S.,

No. 85-2351.

134 Wis.2d 291 (1986)

397 N.W.2d 114

IN the MATTER OF B.A.S., Alleged to be Alcoholic: STATE of Wisconsin, Appellant, v. B.A.S., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided on October 1, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Danni L. Caldwell, assistant corporation counsel for Waukesha County.

For the respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Mark Lukoff, first assistant state public defender.

BROWN, P.J.

The state appeals from an order dismissing a proceeding for the involuntary commitment of B.A.S., an alleged alcoholic. The trial court ruled that in order to hold a person involuntarily past the time set for preliminary hearing, a petition of three adults must be filed. Because no such petition was of record, the court dismissed the action. The state claims that if an alleged alcoholic is committed under certain emergency provisions of the statutes, a...

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