Washington Supreme Court· 3/22/2012

State v. Posey

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272 P.3d 840
174 Wash. 2d 131

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noting that juvenile court is a division of the superior court
rejecting Werner’s “‘antiquated understanding’” of statutory limitations on courts’ power or authority to render judgment as jurisdictional
noting Washington superior courts have original jurisdiction over all criminal felony cases
court sentenced adult consistent with the sentence he would have received as a juvenile for crime committed while juvenile
“[B]y limiting the common law tort claims of injured workers and creating administrative procedures and enhanced remedies under the Industrial Insurance Act, Title 51 RCW, the legislature effectively modified the role of the superior courts over such claims.”
\[A] court's jurisdiction cannot hinge on the result it reaches.\

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Judges: Madsen, Alexander, Johnson, Chambers, Owens, Fairhurst, Stephens, Wiggins

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