STATE of Wisconsin, Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
William CARPENTER, Respondent-Respondent.
STATE of Wisconsin, Petitioner-Appellant,
v.
William A. SCHMIDT, Respondent-Respondent.
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Oral argument September 5, 1995.
Decided December 8, 1995.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
94-1898: For the petitioner-appellant the cause was argued by Sally L. Wellman, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was James E. Doyle, attorney general.
For the respondent-respondent there were briefs by Bill Ginsberg, Rick B. Meier and Mandell & Ginsberg Law Offices, Madison and oral argument by Bill Ginsberg.
Amicus curiae brief was filed by Christopher L. Wolle, Madison for State Representatives David Prosser, Jr. and Lolita Schneiders.
Amicus curiae brief was filed (in the court of appeals) by Jeffrey J. Kassel and LaFollette & Sinykin, Madison for the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin Foundation.
Amicus curiae brief was filed (in the court of appeals) by Herbert S. Bratt and John D. Schrager, Milwaukee for the Wisconsin Psychiatric Assocation, Inc.
Amicus curiae brief was filed (in the court of appeals) by Dianne Greenley, Madison for the Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy, Inc.
94-2024: For the petitioner-appellant the cause was argued by Sally L. Wellman, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was James E. Doyle, attorney general.
For the respondent-respondent there was a brief and oral argument by Daniel M. Berkos, Mauston.
Supreme Court of Wisconsin.
ANN WALSH BRADLEY, J.
These cases are before the court on certification by the court of appeals from orders of the Circuit Court for Dane County, Mark A. Frankel, Judge, and the Circuit Court for Sauk County, James Evenson, Judge, holding Wisconsin's Sexually Violent Person Commitments statute, Wis. Stat. ch. 980 (1993-94)1 unconstitutional. The respondents in these cases and the companion cases2 decided today...
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