City of Seattle v. Williams
Washington Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtPearson, J.
In these two consolidated cases, defendants seek review of the Seattle Municipal Court's denial of their demands for jury trials. Secondary issues involve the scope of statutory writs as a means of review of interlocutory decisions after the implementation of the Rules for Appeal of Decisions of Courts of Limited Jurisdiction.
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The facts in these cases are similar. At arraignment, defendants signed forms indicating they did not request jury trials. Both were nominally represented by counsel at arraignment. Their attorneys for arraignment submitted affidavits stating, in effect, that they did…
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