IN RE BOSTON

No. 48638-1-I.

47 P.3d 956 (2002)

112 Wash.App. 114

Inquest into the Death of Adam E. BOSTON.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Reconsideration Denied June 25, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Kuffel, Office of King County Prosecuting Attorney, Allyson K. Kerba, Jeffery A. Richard, Seattle, for Appellant.

James E. Lobsenz, Carney Badley Smith & Spellman, Seattle, for Respondent.

Fred Diamondstone, Seattle, Amicus Curiae on Behalf of American Civil Liberties Union of Washington.


COLEMAN, J.

An inquest proceeding is a statutorily authorized, nonbinding inquiry into the death of an individual, traditionally conducted by the coroner, to determine the cause of death. The primary issue before this court is whether the Rules for Appeal of Decisions of Courts of Limited Jurisdiction (RALJ) give superior courts jurisdiction to hear appeals from inquest proceedings where a district court judge acts as the coroner. The Superior Court ruled that they...

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