Legal Opinion
State v. Rinkes
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 14, 1957No. 33632PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOtt, J.
Chapter 320, Laws of 1955, p. 1419, amending the law relating to the crime of escape, became effective June 8, 1955. The amended law is as follows:
RCW 9.31.005: “The term ‘escape,’ for the purposes of this chapter, shall mean the unlawful departure of a prisoner from the custody of a penal or correctional institution of the state of Washington, with or without the exertion of force or fraud in the execution thereof.”
RCW 9.31.010 [cf. Rem. Rev. Stat., § 2342]: “Every prisoner confined in a prison, or being in the lawful custody of an officer or other person, who escapes or attempts to escape…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Northern Securities Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- State v. HouckWashington Supreme Court · 1949
- State v. ZazzaroSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
- In Re CressWashington Supreme Court · 1942
- State ex rel. Thompson v. SnellWashington Supreme Court · 1907
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3Cited by53 opinions
- King County v. City of SeattleWashington Supreme Court · 1967
- Graham v. Bar AssociationWashington Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. ForresterCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1978
- State v. CarterWashington Supreme Court · 1977
- In Re Adoption of LybbertWashington Supreme Court · 1969
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