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SVP – Habeas Challenge to Commitment – Venue
State ex rel Edwin C. West v. Bartow, 2002 WI App 42
For West: Leonard D. Kachinsky
Issue: Whether the court had discretion to order change of venue from Winnebago (county of current SVP confinement) to Milwaukee (county of commitment), on habeas challenge to the commitment.
Holding: Venue was proper in Winnebago under § 801.50(4)(b) (where petitioner is being restrained); the trial court’s transfer mistakenly relied on § 801.50(4)(a) (where petitioner was convicted or sentenced,