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IN RE COMMITMENT OF ALGER

No. 2013AP225.

841 N.W.2d 329 (2013)

2013 WI App 148

352 Wis. 2d 145

In re the COMMITMENT of Michael ALGER. State of Wisconsin, Petitioner-Respondent, v. Michael Alger, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed November 19, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

On behalf of the petitioner-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of J.B. Van Hollen , attorney general, and Nancy A. Noet , assistant attorney general.

Before HOOVER, P.J., MANGERSON and STARK, JJ.

STARK, J.

¶ 1 This case requires us to determine whether WIS. STAT. § 907.02(1),1 which adopted the reliability standard for expert testimony set forth in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579, 113 S.Ct. 2786, 125 L.Ed.2d 469 (1993), applies to Michael Alger's petitions for discharge from a WIS. STAT. ch. 980 commitment. We conclude that it does not. Section 907.02(1...

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