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Washington Supreme Court· 7/11/1996

State v. Werner

Citations

  • 918 P.2d 916

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  • holding that district court judges have the statutory authority to issue arrest warrants for minors, even though lacking jurisdiction to try them
  • rejecting the suggestion that the superior court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over a juvenile offender where the case was improperly captioned as an adult court case
  • rejecting the suggestion that the superior court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over a juvenile offender where the case was improperly captioned as an adult court case
  • “The juvenile court is only a division of the superior court, not a separate constitutional court.”
  • the power to regulate practice and procedure of superior courts is one that is inherently judicial and may not be abrogated or restricted by any legislative act
  • the power to regulate practice and procedure of superior courts is one that is inherently judicial and may not be abrogated or restricted by any legislative act

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Judges: Talmadge

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