Legal Opinion
In re the Detention of Brown
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 11, 2010No. 62383-4-IPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLeach, J.
¶1 Harold Glen Brown appeals his commitment as a sexually violent predator (SVP) under chapter 71.09 RCW. He contends that procedures used by the trial court to determine whether the crime for which he was incarcerated constituted a recent overt act violated his due process rights. We hold no constitutional error occurred and affirm Brown’s civil commitment.
Background
¶2 Brown has a history of sex offenses, including convictions for child molestation in the first degree and rape of a child in the second degree. In 1990, when Brown was 27 years old, he molested two sisters aged 8 and 5. At…
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