Wood v. Hansen

The application of petitioner for a writ of prohibition directed to the judge of the district court of Milwaukee county prohibiting him from committing petitioner to the custody of the department of public welfare of the state of Wisconsin for treatment of an abnormality was granted. There is now before us a motion for a rehearing in the matter. We have re-examined the matter set forth by the attorney general of the state and the district attorney of Milwaukee county, together with the brief submitted by the petitioner’s attorney.

A review of the statutes controlling our decision shows no…