State v. Brown

*106SHIRLEY S. ABRAHAMSON, C.J.

¶ 1. This is a review of a published decision of the court of appeals affirming an order of the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County, John Franke, Judge.1

¶ 2. The circuit court's order denied Richard A. Brown's petition for supervised release under Wis. Stat. § 980.08(4) (2001-02).2 Brown had been committed as a sexually violent person pursuant to chapter 980 in 1998.

¶ 3. The circuit court concluded that the State proved by clear and convincing evidence that "it remains much more likely than not that [Brown] would reoffend at some point over the course of the rest of…