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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 15 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from State v. McCuistion.

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1 State v. McCuistion Anchor
wash · 2012
green “the secretary shall authorize the person to petition the court for conditional release to a less restrictive alternative or unconditional discharge.” 3
2 In Re Young
washctapp · 2004
red “subverts the statutory focus on treatment and reduces community safety by removing all incentive for successful treatment participation in favor of passive aging and distracting committed persons from fully engaging in sex offender treatment.” 3
3 In Re Young
washctapp · 2004
red “a mere advance in age or a change in gender or some other demographic factor after the time of commitment does not merit a new trial proceeding under rcw 71.09.090.” 3
4 In re the Detention of Petersen
wash · 2002
green “at the same time, the court can and must determine whether the asserted evidence, if believed, is sufficient to establish the proposition its proponent intends to prove.” 3
5 In re the Detention of Moore
wash · 2009
green “the svp will reoffend in the foreseeable future.” 3

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