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Due Process Violation

By: Derek Hawkins//December 4, 2019//

Due Process Violation

By: Derek Hawkins//December 4, 2019//

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WI Court of Appeals – District IV

Case Name: Sauk County v. R.A.S.

Case No.: 2018AP2253

Officials: KLOPPENBURG, J.

Focus: Due Process Violation

R.A.S. appeals an order involuntarily committing him under WIS. STAT. ch. 51 after a jury trial, arguing that the special verdict question pertaining to dangerousness violated his right to due process because the question did not require five-sixths of the jurors to agree that he was dangerous under WIS. STAT. § 51.20(1)(a)2.c. or that he was dangerous under § 51.20(1)(a)2.d. I affirm.

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Derek A Hawkins is trademark corporate counsel for Harley-Davidson. Hawkins oversees the prosecution and maintenance of the Harley-Davidson’s international trademark portfolio in emerging markets.

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