222 Wis. 2d 53 - State v. Randall’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. “We review the evidence supporting a jury verdict finding dangerousness in the light most favorable to the verdict, and we will affirm if there is any credible evidence, or reasonable inference therefrom, upon which the jury could have based its decision.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Randall · 276 Wis. 2d 309 - State v. MacK

2. “[The court in Randall I ] held, as a matter of law, that there is a "therapeutic value to confining a [currently] sane but dangerous acqui[t]tee to one of this state's mental health facilities." The court [in Randall I ] viewed this therapeutic value in terms of the overall controlled environment which Wisconsin's mental health facilities provide to assist insanity acquittees in overcoming their destructive or dangerous behavior. As the court further explained: Because this state's mental health facilities provide such comprehensive treatment we cannot conclude that it is punitive to continue an acquittee's confinement based on dangerousness alone. Rather, we conclude that there is a reasonable relationship between the commitment and the purposes for which the individual is committed and, therefore, that insanity acquittees are treated in a manner consistent with the purposes of their commitment. Therefore, because a Wisconsin insanity acquittee's continued confinement is based on both an initial determination of the cause of his or her criminal conduct, as well as a finding of continued dangerousness, and because Wisconsin's mental health institutions provide an environment designed to reduce dangerousness, no individual showing that confinement is necessary to address a particular medical treatment is required. This conclusion is also in accord with the United States Supreme Court's recent decision in Kansas v. Hendricks , 521 U.S. 346 [ ] (1997) (upholding the constitution”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 388 Wis. 2d 256 - State v. Stowe

3. “• Randall's secretive behavior at Winnebago in 1994, to wit, hiding items above the ceiling tiles in Winnebago's bicycle shop and then denying that the items were his. The court found that his behavior was similar to behavior he exhibited during his original crime spree, namely, when he hid a CPR dummy above the ceiling tiles of a high school during a burglary. • Randall became increasingly angry when confronted about his lying.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Randall