State v. Hodges

The State of Washington appeals the order of the trial court granting Daniel L. Hodges' motion to dismiss an information charging him with second degree escape. We remand this matter to the trial court with direction that it hold an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the State is able to justify its delay in arraigning defendant which resulted in the loss of juvenile court jurisdiction.

In December 1978, defendant, then a juvenile, escaped from Cedar Creek Youth Camp, a juvenile detention facility located in Thurston County. The only facts relevant to this appeal are contained in the…