Case Name: The State of Washington, Respondent, v. Ernest James Tyler, Appellant
Court: Washington Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Washington
Decision Date: 1970-10-26
Citations: 3 Wash. App. 482
Docket Number: No. 609-41037-1
Parties: The State of Washington, Respondent, v. Ernest James Tyler, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Washington Appellate Reports
Volume: 3
Pages: 482–482

Head Matter:
[No. 609-41037-1.
Division One—Panel 1.
October 26, 1970.]
The State of Washington, Respondent, v. Ernest James Tyler, Appellant.
McDonell & Alfieri and James Alfieri, for appellant (appointed counsel for appeal).
Charles O. Carroll, Prosecuting Attorney, and Paul M. Acheson, Assistant Chief Deputy, for respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
Mr. Tyler escaped from the King County jail where he was being held following conviction of the crime of murder in the first degree. His appeal raises the issue of whether his escape from the King County jail is equivalent to the "unlawful departure of a prisoner from the custody of a penal or correctional institution of the state of Washington" pursuant to RCW 9.31.005. This question was resolved by the Supreme Court in State v. Rinkes, 49 Wn.2d 664, 306 P.2d 205 (1957). The answer has not changed.
Affirmed.