Legal Opinion

State v. Jones

Washington Supreme Court

Decided July 3, 1914No. 11840PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Mackintosh, J., entered January 6, 1914, dismissing a prosecution on a statutory defense, for failure of the state to bring the case to trial within sixty days after the filing of a transcript on appeal from justice court.

1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.

In September, 1913, the respondent was convicted in the justice’s court of Ravensdale precinct, in King county, of the offense of entering a coal mine against caution, and sentenced to pay a fine of fifty dollars. He appealed from the judgment to the superior court of King county, depositing cash in lieu of a bail bond, in the .sum fixed by the justice of the peace, to secure his appearance and the due prosecution of the appeal in the superior court. The transcript on appeal was prepared by the justice and filed in the superior court on October 1, 1913. On December 8, 1913, the prosecuting…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. MillerWashington Supreme Court · 1913
  2. State v. ParmeterWashington Supreme Court · 1908
  3. In re MurphyWashington Supreme Court · 1893

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. ThompsonWashington Supreme Court · 1951
  2. Parker v. State Highway DepartmentSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1953
  3. State v. SchnellMontana Supreme Court · 1939
  4. State v. DodsonOregon Supreme Court · 1961
  5. City of Casper v. WagnerWyoming Supreme Court · 1955

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