Legal Opinion

In re the Detention of Coe

Washington Supreme Court

Decided September 27, 2012No. 85965-5PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtOwens, J.

¶1 Kevin Coe challenges a Court of Appeals decision affirming his 2008 commitment as a sexually violent predator (SVP). He is primarily challenging the trial court’s decision to admit evidence of several unadjudicated sexual offenses. He is also challenging the trial court’s decision to allow an expert psychologist to rely on that evidence. In addition to these challenges, Coe is claiming his trial counsel was ineffective, that his due process confrontation rights were violated, and that he is entitled to *488a new trial under the cumulative error doctrine. Finding no reversible error in any of…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Richardson v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by42 opinions

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