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STATE v. MATTHEW A.B.

No. 98-0229.

231 Wis.2d 688 (1999)

605 N.W.2d 598

IN RE the COMMITMENT OF MATTHEW A.B.: STATE of Wisconsin, Petitioner-Respondent, v. MATTHEW A.B., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided November 30, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Mary E. Waitrovich, assistant state public defender.

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 Wedemeyer, P.J., Fine and Curley, JJ.

¶ 1. CURLEY, J.

Matthew A. B. appeals from the order committing him as a sexually violent person under Chapter 980, and the order denying his postcommitment motions. On appeal, Matthew argues that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel because trial counsel failed to raise the following issues: (1) whether the probable cause hearing was held within 72 hours of the filing of the Chapter 980 petition, as required by § 980.04(2), STATS.; (2) whether...

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