STATE v. IRISH

No. 96-2303.

210 Wis.2d 107 (1997)

565 N.W.2d 161

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Robert C. IRISH, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided April 8, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of defendant-appellant, there were briefs by Len Kachinsky of Kachinsky & Petit Law Offices of Neenah.

On behalf of plaintiff-respondent, there was a brief by James E. Doyle, attorney general, and Sally L. Wellman, assistant attorney general.

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


LaROCQUE, J.

Robert Irish appeals his civil commitment as a sexually violent person pursuant to ch. 980, STATS., commonly known as the "sexual predator law." Irish challenges the trial court's legal conclusion that his 1991 conviction for child enticement under a repealed and recreated statute is an appropriate predicate sex offense essential to a commitment. Chapter 980 applies to a person previously convicted of a "sexually...

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