IN RE AYERS

Nos. 51181-1, 51601-4.

105 Wn.2d 161 (1986)

713 P.2d 88

In the Matter of the Personal Restraint of SUSAN AYERS, ET AL, Petitioners. In the Matter of the Personal Restraint of GEORGE W. LOVER, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 23, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia J. Arthur and Robert A. Stalker, Jr., of Evergreen Legal Services, for petitioners.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Douglas D. Walsh and David R. Minikel, Assistants, for respondent.

Valerie L. Hughes on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union, amicus curiae for petitioners.


BRACHTENBACH, J.

A personal restraint petition was brought on behalf of five prisoners. All, with one exception, are confined beyond their original minimum terms as set by the Board of Prison Terms and Paroles. A separate petition by Lover was consolidated. All petitioners allege that they are mentally ill and/or developmentally disabled. They assert violations of due process, equal protection and state statutes.

Petitioners' crimes were committed prior to...

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