Legal Opinion
State v. Hager
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided January 24, 2017No. 2015AP330PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
¶ 1.
HRUZ, J.
David Hager, Jr., appeals an order denying without a trial his 2014 petition seeking discharge from his Wis. Stat. ch. 980 commitment as a "sexually violent person."1 Hager also appeals the order denying his motion for reconsideration.
¶ 2. Hager and the State dispute the effects of certain amendments to the discharge statute, Wis. Stat. § 980.09, enacted as part of a legislative overhaul of ch. 980 in 2013. See generally 2013 Wis. Act 84 (hereinafter, "Act 84"). Act 84 changed the standards under both § 980.09(1) and (2) for the circuit court's determination of whether a…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. Hager (In Re Commitment of Hager)Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2018
- State v. CarterCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2017
- State v. David Hager, Jr.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2018
- State v. Hager (In Re Commitment of Hager)Wisconsin Supreme Court · 2018