Matter of Dependency of AEP

How courts have described this case

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• quoting, State v. Allen, 70 Wn.2d 690, 692, 424 P.2d 1021 (1967)
• the question of taint can be pursued at the time of the competency hearing for a child witness
• taint could legitimately be explored in a competency hearing where some evidence of improper or suggestive interview techniques was presented
• written rulings addressing the Allen factors are encouraged but not required
• written rulings addressing the Allen factors are encouraged but not required
• ‘We decline to adopt a pretrial taint hearing as a requirement for the reason that the existing state of the law adequately addresses Petitioner’s concerns. As to the reliability of a child’s testimony, a defendant can argue memory taint at the time of the child’s competency hearing.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).