Legal Opinion
Matsen v. Kaiser
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 25, 1968No. 39453PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHale, J.
In 1909, the legislature, hoping to promote uprightness in public affairs, declared that any public officer convicted of a felony or malfeasance in office would not only forfeit but thenceforth be disqualified from holding public office.
*232The statute reads:
The conviction of a public officer of any felony or malfeasance in office shall entail, in addition to such other penalty as may he imposed, the forfeiture of his office, and shall disqualify him from ever afterward holding any public office in this state. (Italics ours.) RCW 9.92.120.
It is now invoked against the Sheriff of Klickitat County…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Zempel v. TwitchellWashington Supreme Court · 1962
- Truchon v. ToomeyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- MATTER OF RICHETTI v. New York State Bd. of ParoleNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
- In Re the Disciplinary Proceedings Against SimmonsWashington Supreme Court · 1964
- State ex rel. Brown v. Superior CourtWashington Supreme Court · 1914
3Cited by32 opinions
- State v. BreazealeWashington Supreme Court · 2001
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- In Re the Personal Restraint of CarrierWashington Supreme Court · 2012
- United States v. Charles Michael PottsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- State v. TateCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1970
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