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· 6/17/1980

Ruhe v. Church of Nazarene

Citations

  • 26 Wash. App. 1022

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  • exercising discretion to reverse plain error when the 338 State v. D. A. appellant had a strong interest in having the wrongful com- mitment reversed and the state and trial court were fully aware of the issues and thus purpose of preservation was served
  • civil commitment “deprives a person of his or her constitutionally protected liberty interest, and carries deleterious collateral effects, including a social stigma which affects the person’s reputation and earning potential” (internal citations and quotation marks omitted)
  • civil commitment ‘deprives a person of his or her constitutionally protected liberty interest, and carries deleterious collateral effects, including a social stigma which affects the person’s reputation and earning potential’ (internal citations and quotation marks omitted)

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