First CJS Meeting of the Year
Today is the first CJS meeting of the year. Space is tight this year and we have not been able to get a room until now. I hope a lot of you will come and see what we are about. We will do officer reports and introduce our new Murder 101 Project. Kaylynn has designed a killer logo (pun intended) that we are using on upcoming posters, et al.
On September 15th Kevin Coe (also known as the South Hill rapist) will have his civil commitment hearing. Coe was convicted of 4 counts of rape in 1980 and released a few years laters after the Washington Supreme Court ruled against the use of testimony taken by hypnotized witnesses. He was tried again and was convicted of 3 counts of rape. Somehow the use of testimony by witnesses came up again and the court overturned two of the counts and upheld one count. Coe was sentenced to 25 years in prison, which he completed in December of 2006. The prosecution moved to hold Coe in custody until a civil committment hearing could be scheduled. On September 15th the State of Washington will argue that he should be declared a sexually violent predator and confined indefinitely. To read more about this topic try this article, in which former SU law professor John Lafond is interviewed: Sex predator law stirs debate
On September 22nd the CJS is holding a debate on the Judge Nault issue. Check back next week for more details.
Here’s my funny video of the week . . .
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