State v. Cummings

The petitioner was arrested and charged in Seattle District Court, by citation issued pursuant to JCrR 2.01 (b), with the commission of a gross misdemeanor involving fraud with respect to the use of telephone service. (RCW 9.45.240(1),(2) (a).) He was arraigned and pleaded not guilty, and was released after executing a personal recognizance bond.

Two days later, the petitioner was again arrested, booked, fingerprinted, and photographed as a result of an. information charging the same offense, filed in King County Superior Court after the defendant was charged in the justice court. Again a plea…