MILWAUKEE COUNTY v. DELORES M.

No. 96-2508.

217 Wis.2d 69 (1998)

577 N.W.2d 371

IN THE MATTER OF DELORES M.: MILWAUKEE COUNTY, Petitioner-Respondent, v. DELORES M., Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided February 10, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the respondent-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Karen Kotecki of the Legal Aid Society of Milwaukee, Inc., of Milwaukee.

On behalf of the petitioner-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Robert A. McKnight, principal assistant corporation counsel, of the Office of Corporation Counsel, of Milwaukee.

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


FINE, J.

Delores M. appeals from the trial court's denial of her motion to dismiss Milwaukee County's petition to commit her pursuant to Chapter 51, STATS. The only question presented by this appeal is whether the time limits established by § 51.15, STATS., are triggered when a person taken into custody in Milwaukee County under that provision is transported to a facility other than one designated by the County for...

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