Limits on the State's Power to Confine "Dangerous" Persons: Constitutional Implications of Foucha v. Louisiana

Authors

James W. Ellis

Abstract

This Article does not attempt a complete analysis of all the constitutional implications of Foucha,nor does it attempt to provide a definitive answer to the question of the constitutionality of Washington's sexual predator statute. Rather, because Foucha addressed important due process and equal protection questions relevant to the Washington statute, the Article is an attempt to analyze the case's basic constitutional holdings and discussion on the issue of state deprivation of physical liberty.

Recommended Citation

James W. Ellis, Limits on the State's Power to Confine "Dangerous" Persons: Constitutional Implications of Foucha v. Louisiana, 15 SEATTLE U. L. REV. 635 (1992).