MATTER OF DETENTION OF MARCUM

No. 92501-1.

403 P.3d 16 (2017)

189 Wn.2d 1

In the MATTER OF the DETENTION OF John H. MARCUM.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed August 3, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Washington Appellate Project, 1511 Third Avenue, Suite 701, Seattle, WA, 98101, Nancy P. Collins , Washington Appellate Project, 1511 3rd Ave. Ste. 701, Seattle, WA, 98101-3647, for Petitioner.

Brooke Elizabeth Burbank , Assistant Attorney General, 800 5th Ave. Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA, 98104-3188, Kristie Barham , Office of the Attorney General, 800 5th Ave. Ste. 2000, Seattle, WA, 98104-3188, Criminal Justice — Sexually Violent Pred. Unit Atty. General, Attorney at Law, 800 Fifth Avenue Suite 2000, Ms-tb-14, Seattle, WA, 98104, for Respondent.


In this case, we apply a provision in chapter 71.09 RCW, the statute governing the civil commitment of sexually violent predators (SVP), in the context of a detainee's petition for unconditional release. While the parties argue competing interpretations concerning how a detainee's treatment-based change is to be assessed, we resolve this...

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