State Of Washington v. Rickey A. Beaver

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 70022-7- Respondent, v. RICKEY A. BEAVER, PUBLISHED OPINION Appellant. FILED: October 27, 2014 Verellen, A.C.J. —As a matter of due process, an individual who is found not guilty by reason of insanity may be confined for treatment as long as he is both mentally ill and dangerous. Once the acquittee has been found mentally ill, his insanity is presumed to continue to exist. Because of this presumption, substantive due process does not require a renewed finding of mental illness in order to revoke an…