Washington Supreme Court· 1/4/2007

State v. Stout

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159 Wash. 2d 357

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recognizing that “[i]t is well-settled that the Sixth Amendment right to confrontation is available only to criminal defendants.”
emphasizing that few cases outside of a criminal trial context have supported a due process right to confront a witness
holding because the SVP statute is civil, the accused has no right to confront witnesses
holding because the SVP statute is civil, the accused has no right to confront witnesses
explaining that “individuals facing commitment, especially those facing SVP commitment, are entitled to due process of law before they can be committed”
affirming court of appeals decision upholding 2003 SVP commitment based on burglary that was sexually motivated

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Judges: Bridge, Madsen, Sanders

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