Legal Opinion
In re the Detention of West
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 5, 2011No. 82568-8PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFairhurst, J.
¶1 A jury found Gale West to be a sexually violent predator (SVP), and the trial court entered a civil *391commitment order under chapter 71.09 RCW. The Court of Appeals affirmed. In re Det. of West, noted at 147 Wn. App. 1017,2008 WL 4867147,2008 Wash. App. LEXIS 2613.West requests a new trial for two reasons. First, West claims he was prejudiced by the trial court’s evidentiary rulings. Second, he believes he was entitled to discovery of the SVP evaluations done for other persons by the State’s testifying expert witness, Dr. Leslie Rawlings. We affirm.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶2 After…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- State v. StensonWashington Supreme Court · 1997
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- Matter of Personal Restraint of YoungWashington Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1986
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3Cited by19 opinions
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