Legal Opinion
Buchanan v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided February 4, 1969No. State 98PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeilfuss, J.
The defendant raises three issues:(1) Was it a violation of due process of law to refuse to grant defendant’s motion for a jury at the recommitment hearing?(2) Was it a violation of equal protection of the law to refuse to grant defendant’s motion for a jury at the recommitment hearing?(3) Was the treatment given to defendant at the sex deviate facility a denial of equal protection of the law?
Statutes directly involved are:
“959.15 (13) Continuance Of Control; Order And Application For Review By The Committing Court. If the department is of the opinion that discharge of a person from its…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Specht v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Baxstrom v. HeroldSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Huebner v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
- United States of America Ex Rel. Carl G. Gerchman v. James F. Maroney, Superintendent State Correctional Institution, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
3Cited by13 opinions
- Humphrey v. CadySupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State Ex Rel. Kovach v. SchubertWisconsin Supreme Court · 1974
- State Ex Rel. Farrell v. StovallWisconsin Supreme Court · 1973
- State v. HungerfordWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. HorneSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
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