State v. Thiel

¶ 1. Dennis R. Thiel appeals the circuit court's order denying his petition for discharge pursuant to WlS. STAT. § 980.09(2) (1997-98). The circuit court held that insufficient facts were presented at the § 980.09(2)(a) probable cause hearing to warrant a full evidentiary hearing pursuant to § 980.09(2)(b). The circuit court also denied Thiel's request for a second, independent examination pursuant to WlS. STAT. § 980.07. Thiel argues that he was entitled to counsel at his § 980.09(2)(a) hearing and that the standards set forth in State v. Klessig, 211 Wis. 2d 194, 564 N.W.2d 716 (1997), for…