STATE v. GAFF

No. 36526-6-1.

954 P.2d 943 (1998)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Mitchell A. GAFF, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

April 20, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard R. Tassano, Washington Appellate Project, Suzanne Lee Elliott, Seattle, for Appellant.

Seth A. Fine, Snohomish County Prosecutor, Everett, for Respondent.


ELLINGTON, Judge.

A jury found that Mitchell Gaff was a sexually violent predator who was likely to reoffend if not placed in a secure setting. He was therefore civilly committed until such time as his mental abnormality or personality disorder has so changed that he is safe to be at large. Gaff argues that prosecutorial misconduct requires reversal, that his commitment constitutes double jeopardy and violates substantive...

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