Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Zempel v. Twitchell
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 12, 1962No. 35956PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFinley, C. J.
In this certiorari action the petitioner seeks to void a decree of the superior court in quo warranto proceedings ousting him from the office of county sheriff. The facts and events leading to review here by certiorari are as follows:
On January 22, 1960, a Snohomish County Grand Jury indicted Robert Twitchell, the relator herein. In three separate counts the indictment charged that Twitchell, while serving as the duly elected sheriff for Snohomish County willfully and knowingly failed and neglected to perform a duty enjoined upon him by law by permitting “the keeping of a house of…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Olson v. LangerNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1934
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3Cited by42 opinions
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