IN RE DETENTION OF BROTEN

No. 32053-3-II.

122 P.3d 942 (2005)

In re the DETENTION OF Richard A. BROTEN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

November 15, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter B. Tiller, The Tiller Law Firm, Centralia, WA, for Appellant.

Robert Timothy Crandell, Attorney Generals Office, Olympia, WA, for Respondent.


BRIDGEWATER, J.

¶ 1 Richard A. Broten appeals his civil commitment under chapter 71.09 RCW, the Sexually Violent Predators Act. We hold that Broten's act of being in a park at a children's playground without a chaperone was sufficient evidence that he committed a recent overt act supporting the jury's finding that he is a sexually violent predator. Broten's assertions that he was denied a fair trial due to juror misconduct and because prospective jurors were...

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