REANIER v. SMITH

Nos. 42666, 42667, 42668, 42736.

83 Wn.2d 342 (1974)

517 P.2d 949

In the Matter of the Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of CLIFFORD A. REANIER, Petitioner, v. SIDNEY E. SMITH, Respondent. In the Matter of the Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of FREDERICK G. RINEHART, Petitioner, v. SIDNEY E. SMITH, Respondent. In the Matter of the Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of CHESTER R. WOODS, Petitioner, v. SIDNEY E. SMITH, Respondent. In the Matter of the Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of MICHAEL A. OLDS, Petitioner, v. SIDNEY E. SMITH, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 10, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lar Halpern and Gerald R. Tarutis of Legal Services Center (Seattle), for petitioners.

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, and Thomas A. Prediletto, Assistant, for respondent.


HAMILTON, J.

The four petitioners in these consolidated applications for writs of habeas corpus are incarcerated in the penitentiary. They seek credit against their maximum and mandatory minimum terms for pretrial detention served because of their inability to post bail. They do not seek such credit against minimum terms as such may be fixed by the Board of Prison Terms and Paroles within its discretionary power.

After several prior convictions for which he...

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