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IN MATTER OF CONDITION OF S.Y.

No. 90-0074-FT.

156 Wis.2d 317 (1990)

457 N.W.2d 326

IN the MATTER OF the CONDITION OF S.Y., Alleged To Be Mentally Ill: S.Y., Appellant, v. EAU CLAIRE COUNTY, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided April 17, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Charles Bennett Vetzner, assistant state public defender.

On behalf of the respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Anne E. Brown, assistant corporation counsel of Eau Claire.

Before CANE, P.J., LaRocque and Myse, JJ.

CANE, P.J.

S.Y. appeals an amended judgment of commitment finding him to be mentally ill, dangerous and in need of treatment.1 S.Y. conducted his own defense at the commitment hearing. On appeal, he argues that sec. 51.20(3), Stats., mandated he be provided with counsel despite his wishes; that his waiver of counsel was, in any event, not knowing, intelligent and voluntary; and that he was prejudiced by the absence of counsel. He also...

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