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CITY OF SEATTLE v. BRIGGS

Nos. 45626-1-I, 47612-2-I.

38 P.3d 349 (2001)

109 Wash.App. 484

CITY OF SEATTLE, Respondent, v. Dwayne BRIGGS, Appellant. City of Seattle, Appellant, v. David Parra-Lopez, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

December 17, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christine Jackson, Seattle, for Appellant.

Jennifer J. Grant, Seattle, for Respondent.

COLEMAN, J.

These two cases were linked for oral argument in this court and have been consolidated for purposes of this opinion for consideration of a shared legal issue; namely, whether municipal courts have jurisdiction to try misdemeanor violations of state law. RCW 35.20.250 grants municipal courts "concurrent jurisdiction with the superior court and district court in all civil and criminal matters as now provided by law...

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