STATE v. KEDING

No. 96-3082.

214 Wis.2d 363 (1997)

571 N.W.2d 450

STATE of Wisconsin, Petitioner-Respondent, v. Lenny KEDING, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided October 23, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of James B. Connell of Crooks, Low & Connell, S.C. of Wausau, and oral argument by James B. Connell.

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

Before Eich, C.J., Roggensack and Deininger, JJ.


ROGGENSACK, J.

Lenny Keding appeals from an order which committed him to a secure mental health facility after he was found to be a sexually violent person, despite uncontroverted testimony that supervised release was sufficient to protect the interests of the community. Keding challenges his placement on both statutory and constitutional grounds, arguing that it was more restrictive than necessary. Because we agree that Keding's confinement did not comply with the...

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