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YOUNG v. KONZ

Nos. 44071, 44214.

88 Wn.2d 276 (1977)

558 P.2d 791

GARY ROBERT YOUNG, ET AL, Respondents, v. STEPHEN S. KONZ, Appellant. OSEAS MUNOZ, ET AL, Petitioners, v. CECIL HARPHAM, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

As amended by orders January 19 and February 16, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, and Garry E. Wegner, Assistant, for appellant.

Theodore S. Goodwin and Terry Austin of Yakima Valley Legal Services (Mark E. Wilson, of counsel), for petitioners.

David S. Edwards of Colville Tribal Legal Services, for respondents Young, et al.

R.P. Reid, for respondent Harpham.

George Wynn Colby on behalf of Yakima Nation Public Defender and Steven L. Michels, amici curiae.

[As amended by orders of the Supreme Court January 19 and February 16, 1977.]

HUNTER, J.

This is an appeal by the State from an order granting a writ of prohibition, entered on December 1, 1975, by the Superior Court for Ferry County. The writ of prohibition denies the judge of the Ferry County district court, and all other lay (nonattorney) judges, their jurisdiction over criminal misdemeanor matters, where a loss of liberty could result.

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