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In re the Detention of Scott

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided June 1, 2009No. 61121-6-IPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.

¶1 Richard Roy Scott appeals his civil commitment as a sexually violent predator under Washington’s sexually violent predator act (SVPA), chapter 71.09 RCW. Dismissal of the State’s petition for commitment of Scott as *417a sexually violent predator (SVP) is not required in response to his claim that he was unlawfully detained beyond the expiration of his revised sentence at the time the State filed the SVP petition against him. First, it is significant that Scott acquiesced to being returned to the custody of the Department of Corrections (DOC) following the hearing for resentencing. Second,…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Addington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Matter of Personal Restraint of YoungWashington Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Seling v. YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  5. State v. WalshWashington Supreme Court · 2001

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Rousseau v. Department of Social & Health ServicesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2011
  2. In re the Detention of DurbinCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2011
  3. In Re Detention of DurbinCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2011
  4. Coffin v. Superintendent, Massachusetts Treatment CenterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
  5. In Re The Personal Restraint Petition Of Javier Gonzalez-gonzalezCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2019

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