In Re Carson

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing that criminal statutes are strictly construed against the State when they involve a deprivation of liberty
• recognizing that criminal statutes are strictly construed against the State when they involve a deprivation of liberty
• explaining that “when a deprivation of liberty is involved, statutes should be strictly construed” (citing Weber v. Doust, 81 Wash. 668, 143 P. 148 (1914), vacated, 84 Wash. 330, 146 P. 623 (1915)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Diamond v. Cross
  Washington Supreme Court· 1983-04-21· cited 196×
• Johnson v. Morris
  Washington Supreme Court· 1976-12-23· cited 169×
• Harbert v. State
  Washington Supreme Court· 1975-08-14· cited 81×
• State v. S.J.C.
  Washington Supreme Court· 2015-06-11· cited 46×
• State v. Enloe
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1987-03-12· cited 30×
• State v. Martell
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1979-01-16· cited 26×
• In Re the Personal Restraint of Smiley
  Washington Supreme Court· 1982-04-01· cited 25×
• State v. F. L. A.
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1980-03-14· cited 23×
• State v. Harris
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1985-01-07· cited 16×
• In Re the Welfare of Lewis
  Washington Supreme Court· 1977-05-19· cited 13×
• Fairley v. Department of Labor & Industries
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1981-04-09· cited 11×
• State v. Pella
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1980-04-07· cited 7×
• Burt v. Ross
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1986-03-10· cited 7×
• In Re Richard P.
  Supreme Court of Rhode Island· 1982-09-30· cited 7×
• State v. Quintero Morelos
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 2006-06-22· cited 7×
• State v. Binford
  Washington Supreme Court· 1978-08-10· cited 6×
• State v. Bradley
  Court of Appeals of Washington· 1978-05-30· cited 5×
• State v. Pratt
  Washington Supreme Court· 2021-01-28· cited 5×
• State v. FLA
  Alaska Supreme Court· 1980-03-14
• Alabama Department of Mental Health v. E.C.J.
  Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama· 2011-11-10