71 Wash. 2d 316 - In Re Simmons’s Empirical Analysis
1967
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
2
states following
July 1987
most recently cited
5 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 65 Wash. 2d 88 - In Re the Disciplinary Proceedings Against Simmons · In Re Bruener · 63 Wash. 2d 865 - In Re Seijas
Most-quoted passages
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“There is, in the statement of the petitioner before the [Bjoard [of Governors], a tenor which leaves the impression that his new attitude is based upon a conclusion that it is wise to accept such duties, because the consequences of failing to accept them may be painful, rather than a belief in the wisdom and justice of the rules imposing those duties.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Considerable, though not conclusive, weight will be attached to the findings of the Board of Governors.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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