Legal Opinion
Smith v. Whatcom County Dist. Court
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 15, 2002No. 70817-7PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
52 P.3d 485 (2002)
147 Wash.2d 98
Virginia L. SMITH, Respondent,
v.
WHATCOM COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, and the Honorable Edward Ross, Appellant.
No. 70817-7.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
Argued March 12, 2002.
Decided August 15, 2002.
David McEachran, Whatcom County Prosecutor, Thomas Seguine, Deputy, Bellingham, for Appellant.
Eric Weight, Bellingham, for Respondent.
OWENS, J.
Virginia Smith was jailed by the Whatcom County District Court for nonpayment of fines that were seven and five years old. The superior court granted a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that former RCW 3.66.068 (1999)…
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