Legal Opinion

In re the Detention of H.N.

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided July 6, 2015No. 72003-1-IPublishedCited by 32 opinions

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…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. State v. SwanWashington Supreme Court · 1990
  2. In Re the Detention of LaBelleWashington Supreme Court · 1986
  3. State v. MagersWashington Supreme Court · 2008
  4. Orwick v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1984
  5. State v. MondayWashington Supreme Court · 2011

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3Cited by32 opinions

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