Matter of Detention of Twining

Sweeney, A.C.J.

Stephen Twining appeals his civil commitment as a sexually violent predator. He contends: (1) the sexually violent predators statute, RCW 71.09, violates the equal protection clause; (2) the court erred in refusing to allow his expert witness to testify; (3) the State’s expert witness did not testify on a more likely than not basis that Mr. Twining had a mental abnormality or personality defect which rendered him a sexual predator; (4) testimony concerning a sexual deviancy treatment was improperly excluded; (5) the court erred in excluding jury instructions on the presumption…