STATE v. WATSON

No. 95-1067.

227 Wis.2d 167 (1999)

595 N.W.2d 403

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Appellant-Petitioner, v. John J. WATSON, Respondent-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioner-appellant-petitioner the cause was argued by Sally L. Wellman, assistant attorney general, with whom on the briefs was James E. Doyle, attorney general.

For the respondent-respondent there were briefs and oral argument by Richard D. Martin, assistant state public defender.


¶ 1. DAVID T. PROSSER, J.

This case presents questions of evidence and procedure in the application of Wisconsin's Sexually Violent Person Commitments statute, popularly known as the Sexual Predator Law.1

¶ 2. The State of Wisconsin (State) seeks review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals which affirmed a circuit court order dismissing the "sexual predator" commitment petition filed against John J. Watson...

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