Legal Opinion
In re the Dependency of Q.L.M.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 28, 2001No. 48026-0-IPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAgid, C.J.
When the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) has custody of a juvenile offender who appears to be a sexually violent predator, the predator statute requires DSHS to forward all psychological evaluation and treatment records to the prosecutor to consider filing a predator petition. Q.L.M. is both a dependent child and juvenile sex offender who participated in sexually aggressive youth (SAY) evaluations through the dependency court. When DSHS planned to release the SAY evaluations to the prosecutor, the dependency court enjoined the release, finding Q.L.M. had an equitable interest…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Minnesota v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Lefkowitz v. TurleySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Matter of Personal Restraint of YoungWashington Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. MillerWashington Supreme Court · 1988
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