State v. Keding

¶ 1. This case is before the court on certification from the court of appeals pursu*336ant to Wis. Stat. § 809.61 (1999-2000) on the question of whether a circuit court is required to consider alternatives to revocation before revoking a sexually violent person's supervised release under Chapter 980.

¶ 2. The court is evenly split on the answer to this question. Chief Justice Abrahamson and Justices Bablitch and Bradley would say yes; Justices Wilcox, Crooks, and the author of this opinion would say no. Justice Prosser did not participate.

¶ 3. Despite the tie vote on the legal issue, we…