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Wash. Rev. Code § 10.27.030 (2026)

Summoning grand jury

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No grand jury shall be summoned to attend at the superior court of any county except upon an order signed by a majority of the judges thereof. A grand jury shall be summoned by the court, where the public interest so demands, whenever in its opinion there is sufficient evidence of criminal activity or corruption within the county or whenever so requested by a public attorney, corporation counsel or city attorney upon showing of good cause.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 67 s 3.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1974–2023 · leading case: State v. Sponburgh, 525 P.2d 238 (Wash. 1974).
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State v. Sponburgh, 525 P.2d 238 (Wash. 1974). · cites it 4× “On June 1, 1973, the trial court, upon appellants' motion entered an order dismissing the indictment against all appellants herein for the following reasons: (1) the grand jury had not been called pursuant to the requirements of RCW 10.27.030; (2) the grand jury lacked…”
State v. Fenter, 569 P.2d 67 (Wash. 1977). “1 RCW 10.27.030 provides: "No grand jury shall be summoned to attend at the superior court of any county except upon an order signed by a majority of the judges thereof.”
In Re The Petition To Convene A Grand Jury, Barnes Michael Ware, 420 P.3d 1083 (Wash. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 19× “Ware’s Petition The same day the district court denied Johnson’s petition for issuance of a citizen complaint, Ware filed a petition to summon a grand jury under RCW 10.27.030. Ware’s petition contained the identical 10 pages of factual background as Johnson’s petition.”
Washington Election Integrity Coalition United v. Chandra Schumacher (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “The Court should also take under advisement the summoning of a grand jury under RCW 10.27.030 in the public interest given the apparent corruption within Lincoln County involving, inter alia, the prosecuting attorney’s ongoing, intentional and knowing failure to comply with RCW…”
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