IN MATTER OF J.R.R.

No. 87-2089.

145 Wis.2d 431 (1988)

427 N.W.2d 137

IN the MATTER OF J.R.R., Alleged Mentally Ill: J.R.R., Appellant, v. STATE of Wisconsin, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided June 1, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of William J. Campbell of Law Offices of William J. Campbell of Menomonee Falls.

On behalf of the respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Danni L. Caldwell, assistant corporation counsel for Waukesha county.

Before Scott, C.J., Brown, P.J., and Nettesheim, J.


NETTESHEIM, J.

J.R.R. appeals from a recommitment order in a ch. 51, Stats., proceeding. J.R.R.'s principal issue is whether sec. 51.20(13)(c)2, Stats., allows the committing court to specify the treatment method to be utilized by the treatment facility. We conclude that the court does not have this power. Therefore, we affirm the recommitment order.

J.R.R. presents a long history of mental illness and resultant...

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