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· 8/15/1989

State v. Lass

Citations

  • 777 P.2d 539
  • 55 Wash. App. 300

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • filing a more serious charge after the defendant elects to go to trial does not amount to prosecutorial vindictiveness
  • filing a more serious charge after the defendant elects to go to trial does not amount to prosecutorial vindictiveness
  • filing a more serious charge after the defendant elects to go to trial does not amount to prosecutorial vindictiveness
  • out-of-court statements that are inadmissible to prove the truth of the matter asserted may be admissible for the more limited purpose of proving notice
  • prosecutor amended information following a defendant's exercise of constitutional rights. \The mere appearance of vindictiveness is insufficient to establish a due process violation\

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Judges: Munson, Thompson, Green

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