Legal Opinion
State v. Klinker
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 12, 1975No. 43172PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
This is an appeal by the state from an order of the King County Superior Court dismissing a filiation suit it brought pursuant to RCW 26.24 against Jeffery Lawrence Klinker. The dismissal was based on the trial court’s finding that RCW 26.24.010 and 26.24.020, under which respondent Klinker was arrested to commence this action, are unconstitutional under the due process principles of Sniadach v. Family Fin. Corp., 395 U.S. 337, 23 L. Ed. 2d 349, 89 S. Ct. 1820 (1969). We affirm the trial court’s judgment, primarily on the basis of our determination that the arrest procedure established by the…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Brinegar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by38 opinions
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