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State v. Rinaldo

Citations

  • 655 P.2d 1141
  • 98 Wash. 2d 419
  • 1982 Wash. LEXIS 1723

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  • noting, in a post-Addington decision, that the “analogy to Winship is clear and persuasive,” and holding that, in absence of statutory direction, “ ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’ is the proper standard of proof to be employed in the initial sexual psychopathy commitment proceeding.”
  • appeal of designation as sexual psychopath was not moot because the designation affected defendant's parole status and eligibility for early release, and \the stigma associated with the classification is of no small consequence\

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Judges: Stafford

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