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IN RE DETENTION OF R.P.

No. 39532-7-I.

948 P.2d 856 (1997)

89 Wash.App. 212

In re The DETENTION OF R.P. R.P., Respondent, v. STATE of Washington, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

December 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald A. Smith, King County Pros. Atty Office, Seattle, for Appellant.

Bradley Paul Hampton, Seattle-King County Public Defender Assoc., Seattle, for Respondent.

AGID, Judge.

Mental Health Commissioner Harry R. Slusher dismissed the State's petition to commit R.P. for 180 days because the State did not provide supporting affidavits. The State argues that the trial court misinterpreted the statute and no affidavits are required for 180-day petitions. We disagree and affirm.

FACTS

R.P. was released from involuntary commitment to less restrictive treatment in June 1996. In August, a county designated mental...

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