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Supreme Court reinstates King County police inquest system
July 15, 2021 GMT
SEATTLE (AP) The Washington Supreme Court has reinstated sweeping changes made to the King County inquest procedures in 2018, providing an expanded avenue for the families of people killed by police to seek answers and culpability.
In a unanimous opinion the justices on Thursday struck down most challenges by several county law enforcement agencies, including the King County Sheriff’s Office, which had argued successfully in superior court that King County Executive Dow Constantine had overstepped his authority in making the changes. The justices overturned the lower court ruling.
The Seattle Times reports that more significant, however, is that the justices agreed that coroner’s juries in King County can for the first time more than 40 years be asked to determine whether an individual killed by police died by “criminal means,” and in some cases require the involved officers to testify somet
Families win inquest battle at State Supreme Court Essex Porter
Relatives of family members killed by police won a big victory at the Washington State Supreme Court on Thursday. The court set new rules for conducting inquest hearings, rules the families have been pushing for.
The inquest lawsuit was pursued by the families of Charleena Lyles, Damarius Butts and Isaiah Obet. All were killed by police officers between April and June of 2017.
“It’s been a long time coming. I mean we’re excited,” said Katrina Johnson, cousin to Charleena Lyles
The families and representatives of law enforcement battled in court over King County Executive Dow Constantine’s orders reshaping an inquest process that had frustrated families for decades.