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COWLES PUBLISHING v. STATE PATROL

No. 7123-5-III.

44 Wn. App. 882 (1986)

724 P.2d 379

COWLES PUBLISHING COMPANY, Appellant, v. THE STATE PATROL, ET AL, Respondents.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

August 12, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duane M. Swinton and Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport & Toole, P.S., for appellant.

Kenneth O. Eikenberry, Attorney General, and Thomas G. Holcomb, Jr., Assistant, for respondent State.

Donald C. Brockett, Prosecuting Attorney, and David A. Saraceno, Deputy, for respondent Spokane County.

James C. Sloane, Corporation Counsel, and Rocco N. Treppiedi and Richard C. Robinson, Assistants, for respondent City of Spokane.

Gregory G. Staeheli and Kain & Snow, for respondent Spokane Police Guild.

Richard W. Kuhling on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union, amicus curiae.

Michael J. Killeen, on behalf of Allied Daily Newspapers, amicus curiae.

Leo E. Poort, on behalf of Washington Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs, amicus curiae.

MUNSON, J.

The Spokesman-Review and Spokane Chronicle (newspapers) appeal the Superior Court's order denying disclosure of certain internal investigatory records compiled by three law enforcement agencies (agencies). We hold (1) the court erred in not applying the privacy test set out in Hearst Corp. v. Hoppe, 90 Wn.2d 123, 580 P.2d 246 (1978); (2) the officers' names were not exempt on the...

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