Legal Opinion
State v. Alger
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided November 19, 2013No. 2013AP225PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStark, J.
¶ 1. This case requires us to determine whether Wis. Stat. § 907.02(1),1 which adopted the reliability standard for expert testimony set forth in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993), applies to Michael Alger's petitions for discharge from a Wis. Stat. ch. 980 commitment. We conclude that it does not. Section 907.02(1) applies to actions and special proceedings commenced on or after February 1, 2011. Although Alger's discharge petitions were filed after that date, neither petition commenced a new action. Instead, the discharge proceedings were a continuation of…
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