IN RE DETENTION OF ROSS

No. 26217-7-II.

56 P.3d 602 (2002)

In re the DETENTION OF Casper William ROSS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

October 25, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pattie Mhoon, Tacoma, WA, for Appellant (court-appointed).

Todd Richard Bowers, Attorney General's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


BRIDGEWATER, J.

Casper William Ross appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to vacate a court order requiring his involuntary civil commitment as a sexually violent predator under chapter 71.09 RCW. Ross asserts that the State denied him equal protection and due process of law when it did not prove, before committing him, that Ross had not, in good faith, volunteered for treatment. We hold that the involuntary civil...

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