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Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//August 22, 2017//

Sufficiency of Evidence

By: Derek Hawkins//August 22, 2017//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: Dodge County v. L.A.S.

Case No.: 2017AP302

Officials: KLOPPENBURG, J.

Focus: Sufficiency of Evidence

L.A.S. appeals the circuit court’s order that extended his involuntary commitment. L.A.S. argues that the County failed to meet its burden of proof at trial because: (1) hearings to extend involuntary commitment under WIS. STAT. § 51.20(13)(g)3. are subject to the procedural requirements detailed in WIS. STAT. § 51.20(9), and (2) the County’s sole reliance on the testimony of a nurse-practitioner to prove that L.A.S. was mentally ill, a proper subject for treatment, and dangerous, did not satisfy the requirements of WIS. STAT. § 51.20(9). For the reasons below, I reject L.A.S.’s argument and affirm.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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