Legal Opinion

In re the Detention of Ritter

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided February 4, 2016No. 30845-6-IIIPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*495[As amended by order of the Court of Appeals April 12, 2016.]

Korsmo, J.

¶1 — After remanding for a hearing following our initial consideration of this appeal, we now consider Steven Ritter’s challenges to the jury’s decision to commit him as a sexually violent predator. In the published portion of this opinion, we address his challenge to the dynamic risk assessment tool used at trial. We affirm.

FACTS

¶2 The salient facts in this appeal largely concern procedural matters. Additional facts related to the issues considered in the unpublished portion of this opinion will be addressed in…

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Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
State Ex Rel. Carroll v. JunkerWashington Supreme Court · 1971
State v. CopelandWashington Supreme Court · 1996
State v. RikerWashington Supreme Court · 1994
State v. CanadayWashington Supreme Court · 1978

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