Legal Opinion
In re the Dependency of A.K
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 20, 2005No. Nos. 23018-0-III; 23211-5-III; 23253-1-III; 23252-2-IIIPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Schultheis, J.
— With this opinion we address consolidated cases of dependent juveniles, A.K., M.H.-O., andY.H., who were sentenced to detention under the court’s inherent contempt power. Each juvenile was found in contempt of court several times for running away from court-ordered *867placement. The substantive issues on appeal are whether and how the court may exercise its inherent contempt authority to exceed the seven-day detention allowed under chapter 13.34 RCW.
¶2 We conclude that the juvenile court properly imposes a determinate period of detention under its inherent contempt authority…
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