Legal Opinion
In Re Detention of Coppin
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 16, 2010No. 64963-9-IPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
238 P.3d 1192 (2010)
In re the DETENTION OF John Paul COPPIN, Appellant.
No. 64963-9-I.
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.
August 16, 2010.
Jodi R. Backlund, Backlund & Mistry, Olympia, WA, for Appellant.
Brooke Elizabeth Burbank, Jana Ranae Hartman, Assistant Attorney General, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.
COX, J.
¶ 1 The sexually violent predator act (SVPA), chapter 71.09 RCW, is civil in nature and provides for the right to demand a trial before a 12-person jury.[1] But the right to a jury trial in a civil case may be waived. Whether to refuse a jury demand after such waiver is a question…
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3Cited by8 opinions
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