Legal Opinion
In Re the Personal Restraint of Dowell
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 12, 1984No. 49711-7PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDimmick, J.
Harold Lee Dowell seeks to restore his minimum custody status by way of a personal restraint petition, asserting that the Department of Corrections violated due process when his minimum custody status was upgraded to medium custody, without notice to him or an opportunity to be heard. We disagree and deny the petition.
Dowell was convicted of first degree rape, second degree assault and carnal knowledge, involving his two daughters, in Spokane County, November 1975. He received concurrent sentences of 20, 10 and 15 years respectively. His minimum term was set at 10 years. He was incarcerated…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hewitt v. HelmsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Olim v. WakinekonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Duffy v. RivelandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- State Ex Rel. TB v. CPC Fairfax Hosp.Washington Supreme Court · 1996
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- In Re MarlerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001
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