HARMON v. McNUTT

No. 45372.

91 Wn.2d 126 (1978)

587 P.2d 537

KENNETH NEIL HARMON, Respondent, v. HARLAN McNUTT, as Secretary of the Department of Social and Health Services, ET AL, Appellants.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

December 7, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Slade Gorton, Attorney General, and William C. Collins, Assistant, for appellants.

John Midgley and Richard Blumberg, for respondent.

Robert E. Schillberg, Prosecuting Attorney for Snohomish County, and Norman S. Rosenburg on behalf of Mental Health Law Project, amici curiae.


DOLLIVER, J.

Defendants appeal a summary judgment in favor of plaintiff Harmon, a prisoner at the Washington State Reformatory, and all members of the class he represents. This court entered a stay of the trial court order pending review. The facts in the case have been stipulated.

Plaintiff Harmon was adjudged guilty of taking and riding in a motor vehicle without the owner's permission and sentenced to the statutory maximum term of 10 years on April 14,...

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