Washington Supreme Court· 3/4/2010

State v. Aguirre

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168 Wash. 2d 350

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“[A]dding a deadly weapon enhancement to Aguirre’s sentence for second degree assault, an element of which is being armed with a deadly weapon, did not offend double jeopardy.”
adding, “Facts are relevant if they have a tendency to make the existence of any 4 For the current opinion, go to https://www.lexisnexis.com/clients/wareports/. No. 83386-3-I/5 (DÍAZ, J., dissenting) consequential fact more or less probable. ER 401.”
“[T]he scope of that right does not extend to the introduction of otherwise inadmissible evidence.”
double jeopardy not offended by weapon enhancements even when being armed with weapon is element of underlying crime
“[T]he scope of that right does not extend to the introduction of otherwise inadmissible evidence.”
“the trial court must weigh the defendant’s right to choose his counsel against the public’s interest in the prompt and efficient administration of justice” (emphasis added)

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Judges: Alexander, Chambers, Fairhurst, Johnson, Madsen, Owens, Sanders, Stephens

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