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JOHNSON v. MOORE

No. 42060.

80 Wn.2d 531 (1972)

496 P.2d 334

In the Matter of the Application of JAMES S. JOHNSON et al., Appellants, v. FRANK MOORE, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

April 27, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Darrah and Kenneth Kanev, for appellants.

A.L. Newbould and Charles R. Nelson, for respondent.

Ronald J. Meltzer and Robert Czeisler, amici curiae.

FINLEY, J.

In this case the plaintiffs appeal from the superior court's dismissal of their class action seeking to terminate the alleged practice of holding individuals in the Seattle city jail "on suspicion" of various crimes without bringing them promptly before a magistrate.

Appellants were held "on suspicion" for varying lengths of time in the city of Seattle jail without being taken before a magistrate for arraignment...

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