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IN RE DETENTION OF ELMORE

No. 79208-9.

168 P.3d 1285 (2007)

In the Matter of the DETENTION OF Keith W. ELMORE, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided October 18, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Schultz, Attorney at Law, Camas, WA, for Petitioner.

Todd Richard Bowers, Attorney General-CJD, Seattle, WA, Jeffrey Todd Even, Office of The Attorney General, Olympia, WA, for Respondent.

OWENS, J.

¶ 1 Petitioner Keith W. Elmore is civilly committed in the Special Commitment Center (SCC) as a sexually violent predator (SVP) under the sexually violent predator act (SVPA), chapter 71.09 RCW. Elmore appeals a Court of Appeals decision holding that he is not entitled to an evidentiary hearing to determine whether his commitment remains valid. We hold that Elmore is entitled to a full hearing regarding the validity of his continued confinement.

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