WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT · DECEMBER 27, 2001

In re the Detention of Brooks

In the Matter of the Detention of Scott W. Brooks, In the Matter of the Detention of Rudolph Franklin

Legislative power & process Constitutionality of a law
Docket
No. Nos. 68116-3; 68201-1; 68501-1
Decided
December 27, 2001
Citation
145 Wash. 2d 275; 36 P.3d 1034
Cited by later opinions
7
Judges
Guy, Ireland, Sanders
Status
Published

Why this case is listed

Legislative power & process

Single-subject and title rules, separation of powers, or veto power.

…prerogative of the Legislature and violates separation of powers. Amere difference of opinion between the…


Constitutionality of a law

The court considers whether a statute or ordinance is constitutional.

…09 RCW (known as the sexually violent predator statute), as amended in 1995 and in 2001, or this court’s…

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