State v. Wallace

Citations

• 119 Wash. 457
• 206 P. 27
• 1922 Wash. LEXIS 829

Syllabus

<p>District and Prosecuting Attorneys (3) — Special Prosecutors —Appointment—Statutory Provisions. Rem. Comp. Stat., § 4135, and Laws 1891, p. 95, § 5, both expressly authorize the court or judge to appoint a special prosecuting attorney where the prosecuting attorney is unable to perform his duties; and this, without any recital or reference as to how he will be compensated.</p> <p>Same (3). Rem. Comp. Stat., § 4135, authorizing the appointment of any qualified person in the state as special prosecuting attorney, where no qualified person in the county will consent to act, authorizes the appointment of an attorney from another county, when the order recites that, upon request, local attorneys selected by the court had refused to act.</p>