In Re The Detention Of: M.l.h., Iv

Filed Washington State Court of Appeals Division Two February 17, 2021 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION II In the Matter of the Detention of: No. 53436-3-II M.L.H. PUBLISHED OPINION CRUSER, J. — The State appeals the denial of its petition for a felony-based civil commitment pursuant to RCW 71.05.280(3).1 The State argues that this appeal is not moot despite the expiration of the period of commitment because this court can still provide effective relief to the State, and that the trial court erred by determining that in this civil commitment case predicated on a…