State Supreme Court / Wash.

State Ex Rel. McDonald v. Whatcom County District Court

Decided July 12, 1979. Charles T. Wright wrote the opinion for the court.

593 P.2d 546 · Cited 57 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Ross v. State · 215 So. 2d 33
State v. Grant · 575 P.2d 210
State v. Arndt · 553 P.2d 1328
State Ex Rel. Humiston v. Meyers · 380 P.2d 735
State v. Thompson · 232 P.2d 87
City of Seattle v. Green · 322 P.2d 842
Marble v. Clein · 347 P.2d 830
Cerny v. Smith · 524 P.2d 230

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