Legal Opinion
Van Ermen v. Department of Health & Social Services
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 1978No. 77-251PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBeilfuss, C. J.
The facts underlying this case are set forth in the findings of the Department’s hearing examiner:
“In 1961, Mr. Van Ermen, the parolee, was convicted of First Degree Murder. He was convicted of murdering a 63 year old woman after sexually assaulting her during an episode of heavy drinking. Van Ermen maintained he ‘blacked out’ and was unable to recall anything in detail concerning the incident.
“He received a commutation of his life sentence in 1972, from the Governor and was paroled to field supervision in April, 1973. As a condition of his parole he was forbidden to drink any alcoholic…
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