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IN RE SILVA

No. 81573-9.

206 P.3d 1240 (2009)

In the Matter of the Interest of Estevan SILVA, Jr.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided May 7, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lila Jane Silverstein, Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner/Appellant.

Jeanette M. Silva, Toppenish, WA, for Appellee/Respondent.

Maureen A. Hart, Sheila Malloy Huber, Stephen H. Hassett, Attorney General's Office, Olympia, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of State of Washington.

C. JOHNSON, J.

¶ 1 This case involves the judicial authority to incarcerate a child for contempt of court for failing to comply with court orders entered in at-risk youth (ARY) proceedings. We have previously analyzed a juvenile court's exercise of its inherent contempt authority in In re Dependency of A.K., 162 Wn.2d 632, 174 P.3d 11 (2007) (plurality opinion). A.K. dealt with dependency statutory proceedings,...

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