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IN RE ROACH

No. 73374-1.

74 P.3d 134 (2003)

150 Wash.2d 29

In re the Personal Restraint Petition of Michael W. ROACH.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided August 14, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Foley, Olympia, for Petitioner/Appellant.

Christine Gregoire, Attorney General, Gregory Rosen, Assistant Attorney General, for Appellee/Respondent.

MADSEN, J.

Petitioner Michael W. Roach seeks review of an unpublished Court of Appeals opinion dismissing his personal restraint petition. Roach contends that he is entitled to credit against his sentence for time he spent at liberty due to the negligence of the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) in releasing him prior to the completion of his sentence. We agree and adopt an equitable doctrine of relief for a prisoner released from state custody due...

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