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Washington State Civil Commitment Statute Constitutional

The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held that Washington State's
Community Protection Act of 1990 (CPA) did not violate the double jeopardy
or ex post facto clauses of the U.S. Constitution.

In 1994, Petitioner Andre Young sought federal writ of habeas corpus
challenging his confinement in the Sexual Commitment ...

 

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