State v. Carter

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HRUZ, J.

Howard Carter appeals an order denying without a trial his 2013 petition seeking discharge from his Wis. Stat. ch. 980 commitment as a "sexually violent person,"1 as well as an order denying *726his motion for reconsideration. Carter contends his initial attorney rendered constitutionally ineffective assistance by failing to challenge the retroactive application of the then-recently amended Wis. Stat. § 980.09 to his discharge petition. The discharge petition was filed prior to the legislation's effective date, but the circuit court had not yet decided or held a hearing on the…