In re the Detention of Duncan

¶1 — This is an appeal from a jury verdict that found Bryan Duncan to be a sexually violent predator (SVP) as defined in chapter 71.09 RCW. He assigns error to several of the court’s rulings on evidence. But we conclude that they were discretionary decisions and that the judge did not abuse his discretion. And we therefore affirm the judgment.

Sweeney, C. J.

FACTS

¶2 Mr. Duncan was born in March 1975. He molested a 7-year-old boy in 1992 and was found guilty of first degree child molestation. Mr. Duncan was then 16 or 17 years old. He pleaded guilty in January 1993 to two additional counts of…