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SUPERIOR COURT v. COVILLE

No. 2054-2.

14 Wn. App. 869 (1976)

545 P.2d 1243

SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR PIERCE COUNTY, Respondent, v. JOHN MELVIN COVILLE, Petitioner.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

As amended by order February 10, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam Kline, for petitioner.

Donald Herron, Prosecuting Attorney, and Joseph D. Mladinov, Special Counsel, for respondent.

[As amended by order of the Court of Appeals February 10, 1976.]

PETRIE, C.J.

Petitioner, John Melvin Coville, asked this court to review an order of the superior court denying his motion to vacate a previous order which had committed him to Rainier State Hospital as a criminally insane person. We issued the writ and reviewed the matter. Following review, we now dissolve the writ previously issued.

The essential issue presented is whether a court,...

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