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STATE v. MORRIS

No. 61819-4.

126 Wn.2d 306 (1995)

892 P.2d 734

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Petitioner, v. CLARK ALAN MORRIS, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

April 20, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Sweetser, Prosecuting Attorney, and Kevin M. Korsmo, Deputy, for petitioner.

Brian C. O'Brien and Charles S. Dorn & Brian O'Brien, P.S., for respondent.

DURHAM, C.J.

At issue is the proper interpretation of Washington's intrastate detainers statute, RCW 9.98. Under RCW 9.98.010, prisoners incarcerated within the state have a right to trial within 120 days on unrelated charges pending within the state. The statute requires this speedy disposition upon a prisoner's request for trial. We must decide at what point the 120-day period commences — when the prisoner transmits a request for trial to the superintendent...

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