Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Morris
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 23, 1976No. 44193PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHunter, J.
A writ of habeas corpus was issued by the Superior Court for Thurston County to the Secretary of the State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) for the release of respondent juvenile, Gerald S. Johnson. DSHS petitioned this court for a writ of certiorari for review of the trial court’s finding that the juvenile court jurisdiction statute, RCW 13.04.260, 1 by which DSHS extended respondent’s commitment past his 18th birthday, was ex post facto as applied to respondent.
We agree that respondent’s detention under RCW 13.04.260 violated the provisions against ex post facto laws…
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