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IN RE DETENTION OF T.A.H.-L.

No. 52754-1-I.

97 P.3d 767 (2004)

In re the Detention of T.A.H.-L., Snohomish County, Respondent, v. T.A.H.-L., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

September 13, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason Jerome Cummings, Snohomish CO Prosecutor, Seth Aaron Fine, Snohomish Co. Pros. Atty., Everett, WA, and Raymond J. Dearie, Bullivant Houser Bailey PC, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Elaine L. Winters, Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

COX, C.J.

T.A. H.-L. ("H.-L.") appeals her involuntary 90-day civil commitment under chapter 71.05 RCW. We hold that a person who is the subject of a petition for involuntary commitment under this chapter has a statutory right to the effective assistance of counsel. The standard by which we review the effectiveness of counsel is that set forth in Strickland v. Washington.1 In this case, the performance of counsel for H.-L. was neither...

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