Legal Opinion
State v. Zanelli
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided July 15, 1997No. 96-2159PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*363LaROCQUE, J.
Ronald Zanelli appeals his civil commitment as a sexually violent person pursuant to ch. 980, Stats., sometimes called the sexual predator law. Zanelli makes the following claims: (1) The trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because the State's petition was filed prematurely; (2) the State's pursuit of a civil commitment violated a plea agreement in an earlier criminal proceeding; (3) an unsworn petition is constitutionally defective; (4) his right to remain silent was violated at trial; (5) use of material from prior criminal presentence investigation reports (PSIs)…
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