IN RE AQUI

No. 37388-9-I.

923 P.2d 705 (1996)

83 Wn.App. 701

In re the Detention of Joseph AQUI, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

September 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christine Jackson; David Barret Hirsch; Public Defender Assoc., Seattle; Peter Joseph Avenia; Federal Public Defender, Tacoma; and Jennifer Shaw, Seattle, for Appellant.

Michael Joseph Lang, King County Deputy Pros., Seattle, for Respondent.


GROSSE, Judge.

Joseph Aqui appeals his civil commitment as a sexually violent predator. Guided by our Supreme Court's decision in In re Young,1 we reject his claims of constitutional violations and trial error. Specifically, while we agree that the trial court should have held a hearing on the issue of probable cause to detain within 72 hours of initial detention, dismissal of the proceeding is not the remedy. Given that Aqui was...

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