Legal Opinion
In Re Detention of West
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 5, 2011No. 82568-8PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
256 P.3d 302 (2011)
171 Wash.2d 383
In the Matter of the DETENTION OF Gale WEST, Petitioner.
No. 82568-8.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
Argued May 27, 2010.
Decided May 5, 2011.
Nancy P. Collins, Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.
David J.W. Hackett, King County Prosecutor's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.
FAIRHURST, J.
¶ 1 A jury found Gale West to be a sexually violent predator (SVP), and the trial court entered a civil commitment order under chapter 71.09 RCW. The Court of Appeals affirmed. In re Det. of West, noted at 147 Wash.App. 1017, 2008 WL 4867147 (2008).…
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