Legal Opinion
In Re the Personal Restraint of King
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 23, 1988No. 54186-8PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) seeks reversal of a Court of Appeals decision ordering Dawson King to be released from jail. Mr. King had been found in contempt of court by the juvenile court in June 1986 for disobeying its order to bring his young son, Jason, to a dependency hearing; he was jailed indefinitely until he complied with the order. Approximately 1 year later, the Court of Appeals granted Mr. King's personal restraint petition, holding that the incarceration had become punitive rather than coercive as a matter of law. We reverse the Court of Appeals and…
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