Matter of Mental Commitment of Aaron JJ

¶ 1. Aaron J. J. petitioned this court for review of an unpublished court of appeals decision affirming a circuit court order that denied his motion to vacate an order committing him for treatment under Wis. Stat. ch. 51. Aaron presented one issue in his petition: Was his constitutional right to due process violated when the circuit court accepted a stipulation that grounds existed for an involuntary mental commitment under ch. 51 without conducting a colloquy to ensure a knowing, intelligent, and voluntary agreement to the commitment?

¶ 2. After examining the record, along with the briefs of…