STATE v. MARBERRY

No. 98-2883.

231 Wis.2d 581 (1999)

605 N.W.2d 612

IN RE the COMMITMENT OF William E. MARBERRY: STATE of Wisconsin, Petitioner-Respondent, v. William E. MARBERRY, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided November 24, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the respondent-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Donald T. Lang, assistant state public defender of Madison.

On behalf of the petitioner-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Marguerite M. Moeller, assistant attorney general, and James E. Doyle, attorney general.

Before Dykman, P.J., Eich and Deininger, JJ.


¶ 1. DEININGER, J.

William Marberry appeals an order committing him to the Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS) for institutional care under ch. 980, STATS. Marberry claims that the order must be vacated because the DHFS failed to conduct an examination of his mental condition within six months after his "initial commitment," which he asserts occurred in November 1996. We conclude that the six-month period...

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