In RE DETENTION OF STRAND v. State

162 P.3d 1195 (2007)

In re the DETENTION of John L. STRAND, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Washington, Respondent.

No. 34442-4-II.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

July 31, 2007.

Manek R. Mistry, Jodi R. Backlund, Backlund & Mistry, Olympia, WA, for Appellant.

Sarah Sappington, Office of the Atty General, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

VAN DEREN, A.C.J.

¶ 1 John Leonard Strand appeals his commitment as a sexually violent predator (SVP)[1] arguing that: (1) he had a constitutional right to counsel at a chapter 71.09 RCW psychological evaluation conducted before the State filed a petition to have him…