· 8/15/1989
State v. Lass
Citations
- 777 P.2d 539
- 55 Wash. App. 300
How courts have described this case
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- 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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