Court Opinion

ID: 9790127
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Date Created: 2023-08-31 01:46:32.429279+00
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Dimmick, J.
(dissenting) — In remanding these cases to allow the Board of Prison Terms and Paroles to credit jail time already served, the court mandates procedures that the Board must use in exercising its discretionary jurisdiction. I see no justification for interfering with the Board's rulemaking authority.
This court's function is to tell the agency what is constitutionally necessary, not how to fulfill the requirement. See Karlen v. Department of Labor & Indus., 41 Wn.2d 301, 304, 249 P.2d 364 (1952).
I dissent.
Brachtenbach and Dolliver, JJ., concur with Dimmick, J.
Reconsideration denied January 25, 1984.