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Washington SVP Commitment Reversed for Improper Impeachment Evidence

The Washington State Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's civil commitment order under the State's Sexually Violent Predator Act (SVP). The Court held that the lower court erred in allowing an expert witness to be impeached by findings of fact made in an unrelated case.

On April 1, 2003, ...

 

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