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IN RE DETENTION OF ALSTEEN

No. 37140-5-II.

244 P.3d 991 (2010)

In the Matter of the DETENTION OF Douglas ALSTEEN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

December 21, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lila Jane Silverstein , Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Jana Ranae Hartman , Attorney General's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

VAN DEREN, J.

¶ 1 Douglas Alsteen appeals a jury verdict finding that he is a sexually violent predator who should be civilly committed under the "Sexually Violent Predator Act" (SVPA) chapter 71.09 RCW. He argues that the jury instructions prejudiced him by improperly focusing on past crimes to which he had stipulated.1 We affirm.

FACTS

¶ 2 Alsteen was incarcerated from 1990 until June 3, 2005, when the State...

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