Washington Supreme Court· 9/17/1992

State v. Belgarde

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837 P.2d 599
119 Wash. 2d 711
1992 Wash. LEXIS 223

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holding that “when a statutory term is undefined, dictionaries may be consulted to determine its meaning”
noting that a “case” includes pretrial, trial, posttrial, and appellate proceedings
“when a statutory term is undefined, dictionaries may be consulted to deter mine its meaning.”
a statute is deemed to operate prospectively if event precipitating its application occurs after statute’s effective date
a statute is deemed to operate prospectively if event precipitating its application occurs after statute's effective date
constitutional amendment authorizing a retired judge to hear cases pending before his retirement is triggered by the retirement of a judge with pending cases, not the cases themselves

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