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· 1/12/1984

In Re the Personal Restraint of Dowell

Citations

  • 674 P.2d 666
  • 100 Wash. 2d 770
  • 1984 Wash. LEXIS 1448

How courts have described this case

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  • Washington state law does not create a liberty interest in freedom from reclassification
  • \Liberty interests cognizable under the due process clause have been recognized whenever the State places specific mandatory limits on official discretion.\
  • no liberty interest protected by due process under Washington State law in an inmate’s classification status

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Judges: Dimmick

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