Sexually Violent Persons — expert testimony

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals

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Sexually Violent Persons — expert testimony

Stanley Edward Martin, Jr., pro se, appeals an order denying his petition for discharge under Wis. Stat. ch. 980 (2011-12). He argues: (1) that the circuit court erroneously stated that the trial judge who decided his 2010 petition for discharge had considered and reviewed the entire file before denying the 2010 discharge petition; (2) that his discharge petition should have been governed by the federal “reliability standard” for expert testimony set forth in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 509 U.S. 579 (1993); (3) that an argument the State made in its trial brief constitutes “newly discovered evidence”; and (4) that the circuit court erred in denying his challenge to State v. Allison, 2010 WI App 103, 329 Wis. 2d 129, 789 N.W.2d 120. We affirm. This opinion will not be published.

2013AP1552 In re the commitment of Stanley E. Martin Jr.

Dist I, Milwaukee County, Kahn, J., Per Curiam

Attorneys: For Appellant: Martin, Stanley Edward, Jr., pro se; For Respondent: Loebel, Karen A., Milwaukee; Whelan, Maura F.J., Madison