Legal Opinion
State v. Gibbs
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided March 7, 2001No. 00-1176PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
¶ 1. Aaron K. Gibbs appeals from a circuit court judgment and order committing him for institutional care under WlS. STAT. ch. 980 (1997-98). Gibbs argues that ch. 980 does not authorize the filing of a petition against an individual adjudicated delinquent under former WlS. STAT. ch. 48 (1993-94). Based on this contention, Gibbs claims that the judgment and commitment order must be vacated and the petition dismissed. We disagree. We hold that the circuit court had the authority to proceed on the sexual predator petition because ch. 980 was not meant to exclude from coverage those individuals,…
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