DAWSON v. DALY

No. 58570-9.

120 Wn.2d 782 (1993)

845 P.2d 995

SETH R. DAWSON, Appellant, v. LAWRENCE DALY, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

February 18, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth R. Dawson, Prosecuting Attorney, and Thomas Herrick Robertson, Deputy, for appellant.

Mestel & Muenster, by John R. Muenster, for respondents.

Pamela G. Bradburn on behalf of WSCCCE, AFSCME, and AFL-CIO, amici curiae for appellant.

Norm Maleng, Prosecuting Attorney for King County, and Mary F. Perry, Senior Deputy, on behalf of Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys; Mark H. Sidran, Seattle City Attorney, and Elizabeth M. Rene, Assistant, on behalf of Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys, amici curiae for appellant.

Christine O. Gregoire, Attorney General, and Chip Holcomb, Senior Counsel, amicus curiae for appellant.


BRACHTENBACH, J.

The issue presented by this case is whether the public disclosure act, RCW 42.17, requires the Snohomish County Prosecutor's office (prosecutor's office) to give a citizen (1) copies of documents compiled for use in cross-examining an "expert" witness (the requesting citizen) who frequently testifies as a defense witness in child sexual abuse cases prosecuted in Snohomish County and (2) a copy of the personnel...

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