Washington Supreme Court· 6/11/1992

State v. Ortiz

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831 P.2d 1060
119 Wash. 2d 294
1992 Wash. LEXIS 156

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noting that when semen samples sent in the mail, per routine procedure, thawed before they reached the FBI, nothing in the facts of the case indicated bad faith and, thus, there was no violation of due process
finding Frye inapplicable because “no particularized background knowledge would be necessary to an understanding of the evidence”
state constitution did not afford broader rights for preservation of evidence than the federal Constitution
Due to difference in mental element, felony murder is not a lesser included offense of aggravated murder.
evidence that crime of rape was committed defeats factual inquiry for lesser included offense
tracker' s lay opinion testimony permissible based on training and experience as a tracker

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