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STATE v. TAINTER

No. 01-2644.

259 Wis.2d 387 (2002)

2002 WI App 296

655 N.W.2d 538

IN RE the COMMITMENT OF Bernard G. TAINTER: STATE of Wisconsin, Petitioner-Respondent, v. Bernard G. TAINTER, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided November 26, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the respondent-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Jack E. Schairer, 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 Cane, C.J., Hoover, P.J., and Peterson, J.

¶ 1. CANE, C.J.

Bernard Tainter appeals a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him a sexually violent person, an order committing him to institutional care pursuant to WIS. STAT. ch. 980,1 and an order denying his motion for post-trial relief. Tainter argues (1) ch. 980 violates due process because it does not require a separate finding of serious difficulty in controlling behavior; (2) the jury instructions misled the jury...

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