Legal Opinion
State v. Whittington
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 13, 1980No. 7879-8-IPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDurham-Divelbiss, J.
Paul Whittington, age 14, appeals from his sentence of 52 weeks in the custody of the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), based on a finding of "manifest injustice" under RCW 13.40-.160(2).
Whittington was convicted of second degree reckless burning at an adjudicatory hearing on June 18, 1979. At the conclusion of the hearing, the State informed the court that it would seek a finding of "manifest injustice" at the disposition hearing.
At the disposition hearing on July 6, 1979, the court heard testimony from Whittington's mother, aunt, and probation counselor, and informed the…
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