Legal Opinion
In Re Detention of Strand
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 8, 2009No. 80570-9PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
217 P.3d 1159 (2009)
In re the DETENTION OF John L. STRAND, Petitioner.
No. 80570-9.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
October 8, 2009.
Manek R. Mistry, Jodi R. Backlund, Backlund & Mistry, Olympia, WA, for Petitioner.
Sarah Sappington, Office of The Attorney General, Seattle, WA, Kimberly Diane Frinell, Washington State Attorney General's Office Olympia, WA, for Respondents.
OWENS, J.
¶ At issue in this case is whether the sexually violent predator (SVP) statute, chapter 71.09 RCW, allows the State to perform "[a] current mental health evaluation" of a prisoner prior to the commencement of SVP…
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