In Re Welfare of Sego
Washington Supreme Court
1DissentFinley, J.
(dissenting) — Murder can never-be countenanced lightly. This is not a case of murder.
We face here the ordered separation of a father and his two children. The only real evidence in support of permanent deprivation of child custody is an earlier crime which the trial court and now this court have decided should *745haunt a reportedly rehabilitated man beyond the walls of prison, for the remainder of his life. Two key figures — the juvenile probation officer and the casework supervisor — appear to have played a critical role in the trial court’s decision by their recommendations for permanent…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In Re the Welfare of SegoCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1972