Legal Opinion

State v. McGee

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin

Decided May 17, 2017No. 2016AP1082Published

1Opinion of the Court

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REILLY, P.J.

The placement of a sexually violent person back into the community is a difficult and thankless task. Wisconsin law requires that a sexually violent person that is suitable for supervised release is to be placed back into their county of residence unless "good cause" is shown to place him or her in another county. In this appeal we address the statutory requirements that a court must comply with before placing a sexually violent person outside of the committing court's county.

¶ 2. Michael L. McGee was committed as a sexually violent person in 2004 by the Racine County Circuit…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. BurrisWisconsin Supreme Court · 2004
  2. State Ex Rel. Steldt v. McCaughtryCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2000
  3. Helgeland v. Wisconsin MunicipalitiesWisconsin Supreme Court · 2008
  4. Wolff v. Town of JamestownCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1999
  5. State v. ThielCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2012

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