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STATE EX REL. McDONALD v. WHATCOM COUNTY DISTRICT COURT

No. 45541.

92 Wn.2d 35 (1979)

593 P.2d 546

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, on the Relation of William B. McDonald, Petitioner, v. WHATCOM COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

As amended by Order July 12, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David S. McEachran, Prosecuting Attorney, and Philip A. Serka, Deputy, for petitioner.

Edward B. Ross, for respondent.

[As amended by order of the Supreme Court July 12, 1979.]

WRIGHT, J.

The sole issue in this case is whether a law enforcement officer who has investigated an accident at the scene thereof may thereafter arrest the driver or one of the drivers involved at a place away from the accident scene. The District Court held the arrest to be illegal and dismissed the charges against defendant (relator herein), the Superior Court modified the dismissal to be without...

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