STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent,
v.
John A. WOOD, Defendant-Appellant.
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Argued November 3, 2009.
Decided March 19, 2010.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
For the defendant-appellant there were briefs by Kristen E. Lehker and Wessel, Lehker & Fumelle Inc., Madison, and oral argument by Kristen E. Lehker.
For the plaintiff-respondent the cause was argued by R. Duane Harlow, assistant attorney general, with whom on the briefs was J.B. Van Hollen, attorney general.
An amicus curiae brief was filed by Kristin Kerschensteiner and Disability Rights Wisconsin, Madison, and Michael Balch, James Grohsgal, New York, N.Y., on behalf of Disability Rights Wisconsin, the National Disability Rights Network, and the Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, and oral argument by James Grohsgal.
Supreme Court of Wisconsin.
¶ 1 N. PATRICK CROOKS, J.
This case is before this court on certification from the court of appeals pursuant to Wis. Stat. § (Rule) 809.61 (2005-06).1 The defendant, John A. Wood (Wood), is committed to the custody of the Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS), after having been found not guilty of a crime by reason of mental disease or defect (hereinafter described as "NGI...
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