The court or judge shall thereupon proceed in a summary way to hear and determine the cause, and if no legal cause be shown for the restraint or for the continuation thereof, shall discharge the party.
RCW 7.36.120
Hearing—Determination.
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 8 Wash. App. 725 - Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of Little v. Rhay (1973)
Most recently applied in Harris v. Charles (August 2009)
Code 1881 s 676; 1877 p 139 s 679; 1869 p 157 s 616; 1854 p 213 s 444; RRS s 1074.
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