In re the Detention of H.N.
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
¶1 H.N. appeals the order committing her to involuntary treatment. The trial court did not abuse its discretion when it admitted as substantive evidence e-mailed screenshots of text messages that a medical expert used as part of her opinion testimony. The evidence was sufficient to support the trial court’s finding of fact that H.N. posed a likelihood of serious harm to herself. The allegedly improper closing argument of the prosecutor did not violate H.N.’s right to due process. We affirm.
¶2 The material facts are largely undisputed. H.N. is a college student who was less than 21 years of…
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