Legal Opinion
In re the Detention of Pettis
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 4, 2015No. 45499-8-IIPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWorswick, J.
¶1 Brent Pettis appeals his continued civil commitment to the Special Commitment Center (SCC) following a jury verdict in an unconditional discharge trial. He argues that (1) the trial court erred under Frye1 by admitting testimony based on the Structured Risk Assessment — Forensic Version (SRA-FV) tool at trial, (2) his commitment to the SCC rather than the less restrictive Secure Community Treatment Facility (SCTF) violates his substantive and procedural due process rights, (3) the trial court impermissibly commented on the evidence by instructing the jury to disregard Pettis’s expert’s…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- State v. CopelandWashington Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. CauthronWashington Supreme Court · 1993
- Miller v. LikinsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State Of Washington v. Geraldo Castro Dejesus IiiCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2019
- In re the Detention of RitterCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2016
- In re Det. of PettisWashington Supreme Court · 2015
- In re the Detention of Steven RitterCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2016
- Sarah Ann Richter & Tyson Richter v. Kevin Harrington, M.D.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2020
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