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SMITH v. WHATCOM COUNTY DIST. COURT

No. 70817-7.

52 P.3d 485 (2002)

147 Wash.2d 98

Virginia L. SMITH, Respondent, v. WHATCOM COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, and the Honorable Edward Ross, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided August 15, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David McEachran, Whatcom County Prosecutor, Thomas Seguine, Deputy, Bellingham, for Appellant.

Eric Weight, Bellingham, for Respondent.

OWENS, J.

Virginia Smith was jailed by the Whatcom County District Court for nonpayment of fines that were seven and five years old. The superior court granted a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that former RCW 3.66.068 (1999) limits the district court's subject matter jurisdiction to jail a defendant for nonpayment of fines to a period of two years after a conviction. The district court appeals. Although we hold that former...

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