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Matter of Personal Restraint of Bible

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided December 31, 1992No. 28557-2-IPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGrosse, C.J.

Petitioner Walter Bible contends that his restraint in the Washington State Penitentiary by the Department of Corrections and the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board (Board) is illegal. He maintains that the Board shifted his "time start" to an SRA (Sentencing Reform Act of 1981) sentence which has since expired and that, as a result, the Board no longer has jurisdiction to hold him in prison.

Bible is in the custody of the Department of Corrections pursuant to a judgment and sentence dated January 10, 1979, and a warrant of commitment dated November 19, 1980. He was convicted in King County…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. State v. FainWashington Supreme Court · 1980
  2. January v. PorterWashington Supreme Court · 1969
  3. Monohan v. BurdmanWashington Supreme Court · 1975
  4. In Re the Personal Restraint of AyersWashington Supreme Court · 1986
  5. State v. ParkerWashington Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. State v. ThorneWashington Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Western Petroleum Importers, Inc. v. FriedtWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  3. In re the Personal Restraint of HaynesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2000
  4. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alvin L. GILCRIST, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  5. In Re the Personal Restraint of PetersonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2000

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