STATE v. KANISTANAUX

No. 38460.

68 Wn.2d 652 (1966)

414 P.2d 784

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. McCOY KANISTANAUX et al., Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

May 26, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles O. Carroll and David W. Soukup, for appellant.

Alva C. Long and August F. Hahn, for respondents.


ROSELLINI, C.J.

The defendants were charged by information in superior court with the crime of manslaughter, it being alleged that they caused the death of their 4-year-old son by willfully omitting to furnish him with necessary medical attendance.

The defendants moved for dismissal on the ground that the information was defective, not having been found before a grand jury. In granting this motion, the trial court held that the fifth and fourteenth amendments...

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