Harris v. Charles

214 P.3d 962 (2009)

Joshua HARRIS, Petitioner,

v.

Honorable Edsonya CHARLES, Director of King County Adult Detention and City of Seattle, Respondents.

No. 61629-3-I.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

August 31, 2009.

Richard E. Greene, Seattle City Attorney, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Christine A. Jackson, The Public Defender, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.

BECKER, J.

¶ 1 A statute entitles felons detained before trial on electronic home monitoring to be credited for the time served. No statute entitles misdemeanants to the same credit. In view of the differences between felony and…