State Ex Rel. Marberry v. MacHt

¶ 1. In this case we are asked to determine whether the initial reexamination required by Wis. Stat. § 980.07 (1997-98)1 for Wis. Stat. ch. 980 committed patients is mandatory or directory and to determine the appropriate remedy if the six-month time limit is violated.2 William E. Marberry contends that both the hearing and stated time limit are mandatory and appeals from a circuit court order denying his *695habeas corpus petition. The State responds that the six-month time limit is directory or, in the alternative, that if the time limit is mandatory, the remedy is not release or discharge from…