Legal Opinion
In re the Postsentence Review of Cage
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 3, 2014No. 31848-6-IIIPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLawrence-Berrey, J.
¶1 The trial court granted Shundrae Cage a postsentence furlough for a medical emergency. The Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) filed an emergency motion to vacate the furlough, arguing that only DOC has authority to grant furloughs. The trial court denied the motion, concluding DOC’s authority to grant furloughs is not exclusive. In this postsentence review, DOC contends the trial court lacked the authority to grant a furlough. We agree with DOC and therefore reverse.
FACTS
¶2 Shundrae Cage was convicted of second degree assault — domestic violence and sentenced to 13 months of…
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