State v. Stephenson
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The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the court of appeals affirming the circuit court's denial of Defendant's Wis. Stat. Chapter 980 petition for discharge from his commitment as a sexually violent person, holding that the court of appeals did not err.
Specifically, the Supreme Court held (1) the State is not required to present expert testimony to prove the required dangerousness element in Wis. Stat. 980.01(7); (2) the holding in In re Commitment of Curiel, 597 N.W.2d 697 (Wis. 1999), that the appropriate standard of review to use in Chapter 980 cases is the sufficiency of the evidence test set forth is reaffirmed; and (3) the evidence in the record satisfied the sufficiency of the evidence standard.
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