Legal Opinion
In re the Detention of M.W.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 9, 2016No. 90570-3PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFairhurst, J.
¶1 We accepted discretionary review of this case after the superior court commissioner declared a 2013 amendment to the involuntary treatment act (ITA) unconstitutional. The statutory provision at issue, former RCW 71.05.320(3)(c)(ii) (2013),1 modifies the procedure for recommitting a narrow subset of mentally ill individuals— those found incompetent to stand trial for violent felony charges—to additional 180-day periods of involuntary treatment.
¶2 The trial court commissioner held that former RCW 71.05.320(3)(c)(ii) is unconstitutional on multiple grounds, including substantive and…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Foucha v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Matter of Personal Restraint of YoungWashington Supreme Court · 1993
- City of Spokane v. DouglassWashington Supreme Court · 1990
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Department of Social & Health Services v. ZamoraCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2017
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