Justices Ruled Judge Erred in Ordering Poor Woman to Pay Costs
OLYMPIA (AP) — Washington's Supreme Court says a lower court erred when it ordered a homeless, disabled and poor woman to pay legal financial obligations despite her limited means.
Thursday's decision reverses a Benton County District Court judge, who ordered Briana Wakefield to pay $15 a month in costs from social security disability payments, her only source of income...