STATE v. WOLFE

Nos. 99-2145, 00-1959.

246 Wis.2d 233 (2001)

2001 WI App 136

631 N.W.2d 240

IN RE the COMMITMENT OF David J. WOLFE: STATE of Wisconsin, Petitioner-Respondent, v. David J. WOLFE, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided May 2, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the respondent-appellant, the cause was submitted on the brief of Ann T. Bowe of Milwaukee.

On behalf of the petitioner-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Sally L. Wellman, assistant attorney general, and James E. Doyle, attorney general.

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


¶ 1. SNYDER, J.

David J. Wolfe appeals from the trial court order committing him to institutional care in a secure mental health facility as a sexually violent person pursuant to WIS. STAT. ch. 980. He also appeals from the order denying his motions after verdict. Wolfe argues that his trial counsel's ineffective performance requires the vacation and dismissal of the commitment order or, in the alternative, a new commitment trial. Wolfe also contends that the...

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