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Extinguishing The Burning Crosses: Washington's Malicious Harassment Statute In Light Of The Issues Of Overbreadth And Vagueness, Edward Comitz
Extinguishing The Burning Crosses: Washington's Malicious Harassment Statute In Light Of The Issues Of Overbreadth And Vagueness, Edward Comitz
Seattle University Law Review
This Comment briefly discusses how Washington’s malicious harassment statute should be interpreted in light of the recent United States Supreme Court case R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul. Because the issues of overbreadth and vagueness are of imminent importance, to Washington’s statute, the majority of this Comment focuses on an analysis of those issues Both issues are discussed in terms of the specific crime of cross burning with the intent to intimidate or harass as proscribed by Section (1) of Washington’s malicious harassment statute. Finally, because the real harms minority victims of hate crimes experience, this Comment argues that Washington’s …
Sexual Violence, Sanity, And Safety: Constitutional Parameters For Involuntary Civil Commitment Of Sex Offenders, Beth Keiko Fujimoto
Sexual Violence, Sanity, And Safety: Constitutional Parameters For Involuntary Civil Commitment Of Sex Offenders, Beth Keiko Fujimoto
Seattle University Law Review
This Comment will address two questions: (1) whether the Washington law is substantially similar to or fundamentally different from the Illinois statute; and (2) whether the Washington statute should be upheld as a constitutional exercise of the state's civil commitment authority under Allen v. Illinois. This Comment argues that the Washington scheme is fundamentally different from the Illinois statute under Allen because it is essentially a lifetime preventive detention scheme and therefore fails to meet the constitutional requirements set forth in Allen. To that end, Part II of this Comment generally explores the involuntary commitment of sex offenders, …
Washington's Closed-Circuit Testimony Statute: An Exception To The Confrontation Clause To Protect Victims In Child Abuse Prosecutions, Karen R. Hornbeck
Washington's Closed-Circuit Testimony Statute: An Exception To The Confrontation Clause To Protect Victims In Child Abuse Prosecutions, Karen R. Hornbeck
Seattle University Law Review
This Comment argues that E.S.H.B. 2809 should be recognized as an exception to the Confrontation Clause by the Supreme Courts of the United States and Washington. This argument rests upon the premise that E.S.H.B. 2809 falls within the boundaries set by previously recognized exceptions to the hearsay rule and by federal and Washington case law. Indeed, the reliability and trustworthiness of the victim's testimony should not turn on the child's ability to withstand the additional psychological trauma often induced by in-court testimony.' Rather, the special problems that these children bring to the courtroom demand compliance with a statute such as …