State Ex Rel. Carroll v. Junker

Supreme Court of Washington · Decided 1971-03-25

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Hale, J. A law teacher and two of his students, conducting a class research project, were permitted by superior court order to examine 189 randomly selected mental illness files. Citing RCW 71.02.250, relating to mental illness cases, the prosecuting attorney and others challenge this order as a breach of confidentiality. The statute reads: All files in these cases shall be…

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