State v. Hager (In Re Commitment of Hager)

*84¶ 1 This is a review of two published decisions of the court of appeals, State v. Hager, 2017 WI App 8, 373 Wis. 2d 692, 892 N.W.2d 740, and State v. Carter, 2017 WI App 9, 373 Wis. 2d 722, 892 N.W.2d 754.1 Both cases involve the discharge procedure for a person civilly committed as a sexually violent person pursuant to *23Wis. Stat. ch. 980 (2015-16) ("Chapter 980").2 David Hager, Jr., and Howard Carter both filed petitions for discharge from commitment as sexually violent persons pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 980.09 with the Chippewa County Circuit Court3 and Brown County Circuit Court,4…