STATE v. ZANELLI

No. 96-2159.

212 Wis.2d 358 (1997)

569 N.W.2d 301

STATE of Wisconsin, Petitioner-Respondent, v. Ronald J. ZANELLI, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided July 15, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the respondent-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs and oral argument by Jane Krueger Smith of Oconto Falls.

On behalf of the petitioner-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of James E. Doyle, attorney general, and Mary E. Burke, assistant attorney general and oral argument by Mary E. Burke of Madison.

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


LaROCQUE, J.

Ronald Zanelli appeals his civil commitment as a sexually violent person pursuant to ch. 980, STATS., sometimes called the sexual predator law. Zanelli makes the following claims: (1) The trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because the State's petition was filed prematurely; (2) the State's pursuit of a civil commitment violated a plea agreement in an earlier criminal proceeding; (3) an unsworn petition...

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