People convicted under Washington’s longtime felony drug possession law are starting to get their records cleared, and their court-imposed fines refunded. FOX13
Supreme Court’s groundbreaking decision to strike down the law in February 2021. But the remedy so far has been complicated, as each county sets its own course.
"We are going through and proactively dismissing those cases, and it’s not as simple as pushing a button, right?" Petregal said. There’s a lot more to go. Hackett estimates that there may be up to 150,000 eligible convictions going back to 1971 statewide, with 54,000 of them in King County. He said the process will be even more difficult when they get beyond the electronic court record, and have to confirm older convictions on microfiche.
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