State v. Seibert

Ruven Seibert, who was previously committed as a sexual predator under ch. 980, Stats., appeals from the trial court's order denying his petition for supervised release. 1 The trial court found that Sei- bert continued to be a sexually violent person and there was still a substantial probability that he would engage in acts of sexual violence unless he remained confined in a secure mental health facility. Seibert contends: (1) the State must also prove that he is treatable in order to continue his commitment in a secure mental health facility; (2) the State violated his right to treatment…