Legal Opinion

Wisconsin Department of Corrections v. Lilly

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided August 18, 2011No. 2009AP1420PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtVergeront, J.

¶ 1. The Department of Corrections (DOC) appeals the circuit court order denying its request for continued authorization to forcibly provide Warren Lilly, Jr., with unwanted nutrition and hydration. The circuit court concluded that there were compelling circumstances here that warrant an exception to the standard we established in DOC v. Saenz, 2007 WI App 25, 299 Wis. 2d 486, 728 N.W.2d 765, for authorization to forcibly provide unwanted nutrition and hydration to an inmate.

¶ 2. The primary issues we address on this appeal and their resolution are as follows:

I. In light of Saenz, what is the…

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