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Carolyn Dimmick Final PDF.indd - Washington Secretary of State

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Hughes: Charlie Smith was on the King County Superior Court bench at that time and –<br />

<strong>Dimmick</strong>: He did more than anybody (to try and help people get straightened out). Charlie<br />

really did take upon himself a lot for his defendants.<br />

Hughes: At that time, Schick Shadel Hospital in Seattle was emerging as a trendsetter in<br />

the treatment <strong>of</strong> alcoholism. Did you try anything innovative in terms <strong>of</strong> helping people<br />

who clearly had an alcohol addiction problem?<br />

<strong>Dimmick</strong>: Well, we had certain lawyers who would handle a lot <strong>of</strong> those drunk-driving<br />

cases, and they knew their way around. Lawyers would present a program, and if it was<br />

anything at all reasonable we would go for it. But it was pretty much up to the lawyers.<br />

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