WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT · JUNE 10, 1999
In re the Detention of Petersen
In the Matter of the Detention of Ronald Lane Petersen
Constitutionality of a law- Docket
- No. No. 65866-8
- Decided
- June 10, 1999
- Citation
- 138 Wash. 2d 70; 980 P.2d 1204
- Cited by later opinions
- 87
- Judges
- Sanders, Talmadge
- Status
- Published
Why this case is listed
Constitutionality of a law
The court considers whether a statute or ordinance is constitutional.
…interpretation of a similar statute is “simply wrong.” Majority at 79. It states the legislature’s guarantee of the…
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