Legal Opinion
Monroe v. Soliz
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 26, 1997No. 63643-5PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSanders, J.
This class action suit challenges the constitutionality of RCW 13.40.280 which permits the Department of Social and Health Services, with the consent of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections, to administratively transfer a juvenile offender from a detention facility to an adult prison. We uphold the constitutionality of the statute against claims that it unconstitutionally denies the right to jury trial, violates equal protection, and deprives juveniles of that process which is due, and we therefore reverse the trial court.
FACTS
The juvenile court committed 17-year-old Antonial Monroe…
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