Legal Opinion
State v. Kanistanaux
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 26, 1966No. 38460PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRosellini, C. J.
The defendants were charged by information in superior court with the crime of manslaughter, it being alleged that they caused the death of their 4-year-old son by willfully omitting to furnish him with necessary medical attendance.
The defendants moved for dismissal on the ground that the information was defective, not having been found before a grand jury. In granting this motion, the trial court held that the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the United States Constitution guarantee to a defendant charged with an infamous crime the right to be either indicted by a grand jury or given a…
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