Legal Opinion
Eddy v. Moore
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 12, 1971No. 625-1PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
Harriet Eddy was arrested and charged with assault by the Seattle Police Department. After her arrest, she was fingerprinted and photographed, and the fingerprints and photographs were placed in the files of the police department. At trial, the charges against her were dismissed. She then demanded from the Chief of Police, one W. F. Moore, the return of her fingerprints and photographs. Chief Moore refused, and Mrs. Eddy sought a petition for a writ of mandate ordering him to show cause why they should not be returned. The trial court refused to issue the writ and held she had no legal right…
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