Legal Opinion
State v. Watson
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided June 29, 1999No. 95-1067PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavid T. Prosser, J.
¶ 1. This case presents questions of evidence and procedure in the application of Wisconsin's Sexually Violent Person Commitments statute, popularly known as the Sexual Predator Law.
¶ 2. The State of Wisconsin (State) seeks review of an unpublished decision of the court of appeals which affirmed a circuit court order dismissing the "sexual predator" commitment petition filed against John J. Watson (Watson). After an evidentiary hearing, the Dane County Circuit Court, Angela B. Bartell, Judge, dismissed the State's petition on grounds that the State had failed to establish probable cause that…
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