In Re Detention of Post

241 P.3d 1234 (2010)

In the Matter of the DETENTION OF Charles W. POST, Respondent.

No. 83023-1.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued May 27, 2010.

Decided October 28, 2010.

David J.W. Hackett, King County Prosecutor's Office, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Eric Broman, Nielsen Broman & Koch, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

OWENS, J.

¶ 1 At a trial to determine whether Charles Post was a sexually violent predator (SVP), the State introduced evidence about the treatment that would be available to Post if he were civilly committed and the possibility of future release to a less restrictive…