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NEWMAN v. KING COUNTY

No. 64164-1.

947 P.2d 712 (1997)

133 Wash.2d 565

David NEWMAN, Respondent, v. KING COUNTY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided November 26, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur D. Curtis, Clark County Prosecutor, Richard A. Melnick, Deputy County Prosecutor, Vancouver, amicus curiae for Washington Ass'n of Prosecuting Attys.

Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, Oma Lamothe, David Eldred, Deputy County Prosecutor, Seattle, for Petitioner.

David Lawyer, Bellevue, for Respondent.

JOHNSON, Justice.

The Petitioner, King County, seeks discretionary review of a trial court order holding the files of an open police investigation are subject to disclosure under the public disclosure act (PDA), RCW 42.17. The question presented in this case is whether information within an open police investigation can be withheld from disclosure under RCW 42.17.310(1)(d) because the nondisclosure of the information is essential to effective law enforcement. The...

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