IN RE DETENTION OF PETERSEN

No. 65866-8.

980 P.2d 1204 (1999)

138 Wash.2d 70

In re the Detention of Ronald Lane PETERSEN.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided June 10, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Goldsmith, Suzanne L. Elliott, Seattle, for Petitioner.

Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, James E. Rogers, Deputy, David Hackett, Deputy, Seattle, for Respondent.


TALMADGE, J.

We decide in this case whether committed sexually violent predators who seek appellate review of annual show cause hearings concerning their continuing confinement may appeal as of right, or whether they must file a motion for discretionary review. Where the trial court finds in a hearing under RCW 71.09.090(2) there is no probable cause to believe a violent sexual predator's condition has changed, an appellate...

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