STATE v. MATEK

Nos. 96-3524, 97-2778.

223 Wis.2d 611 (1998)

589 N.W.2d 441

IN RE the COMMITMENT OF Paul MATEK: STATE of Wisconsin, Petitioner-Respondent, v. Paul MATEK, Respondent-Appellant. IN RE the COMMITMENT OF Paul MATEK: STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Paul MATEK, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided December 16, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the respondent-appellant, the cause was submitted on the brief of Russell D. Bohach of Brennan & Collins of Milwaukee.

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.

Before Snyder, P.J., Brown and Nettesheim, JJ.


BROWN, J.

Paul Matek claims that the pattern jury instruction for commitment as a sexually violent person under ch. 980, STATS., which was used at his trial does not adequately state the law because it does not contain language from State v. Post, 197 Wis.2d 279, 541 N.W.2d 115 (1995), which he claims "clarified" the definition of a sexually...

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