State v. Sabra Danielson, State v. Simone Nelson
Washington Supreme Court held it does not violate federal or state equal protection as discrimination based on economic status for a trial court to refund financial obligations paid in cash when a conviction is vacated but to deny reimbursement of community service labor performed by a defendant in lieu of payment
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