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IN RE RICHARD

No. 2010AP1188.

799 N.W.2d 509 (2011)

2011 WI App 66

In re The Commitment of Herbert O. RICHARD: State of Wisconsin, Petitioner-Respondent, v. Herbert O. Richard, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

April 27, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the respondent-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Steven D. Grunder , assistant state public defender of Madison.

On behalf of the petitioner-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Christopher G. Wren , assistant attorney general, and J.B. Van Hollen , attorney general.

Before BROWN, C.J., NEUBAUER, P.J., and REILLY, J.

REILLY, J.

¶ 1 Herbert O. Richard appeals from a circuit court order denying his petition for discharge from his commitment as a sexually violent person under WIS. STAT. ch. 980 (2009-10).1 The sole basis for Richard's petition for discharge is a research paper written by several psychologists who argue that sex offenders are less likely to commit further acts of sexual violence as they get older. The circuit court ruled that the...

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