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STATE v. ADAMS

No. 96-3136.

223 Wis.2d 60 (1998)

588 N.W.2d 336

IN RE the COMMITMENT OF Reuben ADAMS: STATE of Wisconsin, Petitioner-Respondent, v. Reuben ADAMS, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided November 10, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the respondent-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Richard D. Martin, assistant state public defender. There was oral argument by Richard D. Martin.

On behalf of the petitioner-respondent, the cause was submitted on the briefs of James E. Doyle, attorney general, and Sally L. Wellman, assistant attorney general. There was oral argument by Sally L. Wellman.

Before Wedemeyer, P.J., Fine and Schudson, JJ.

SCHUDSON, J.

Reuben Adams appeals from the trial court order, following a jury trial, committing him to a secure mental health facility as a sexually violent person under ch. 980, STATS. Presenting issues of first impression, he argues: (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the jury's verdict finding him a sexually violent person because his diagnosis—"antisocial personality disorder"—uncoupled with any other diagnosis, does not constitute "a...

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