In Re the Personal Restraint of Johnston
Washington Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
*494Callow, J. —
This case involves 10 consolidated personal restraint petitions. Five of the petitioners (Johnston, Jordan, Coleman, Miller, and Hunter) are represented by counsel; the other five (Black, Whitfield, Rose, Stokes, and Jones) are pro se.
All of the petitions present the following issue: Does a positive result to an "EMIT" urinalysis test, conducted to detect the presence of marijuana, constitute sufficient evidence of marijuana use to uphold a prison disciplinary decision revoking a prisoner's good time credits or imposing mandatory segregation time? We hold in the affirmative, and…
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
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- In Re the Personal Restraint of HewsWashington Supreme Court · 1983
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