State v. Klein

¶1 The Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of Tina Klein’s petition for full release from the custody of the Department of Social and Health Services. Custody was imposed after Klein violated the terms and conditions of her release following a 1993 acquittal on criminal charges by reason of insanity. Klein now asserts that the Court of Appeals erred in upholding the trial court’s findings that she continues to (1) suffer from a mental disease or defect and (2) pose a substantial danger to others or a substantial likelihood of committing criminal acts jeopardizing public safety. For the…