Washington Supreme Court· 8/31/1978

State v. Peterson

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585 P.2d 66
90 Wash. 2d 423
1978 Wash. LEXIS 1101

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concluding that an out-of-state prisoner was not \available\ during periods of unreasonable delay attributed to the sending state
concluding that an out-of-state prisoner was not “available” during periods of unreasonable delay attributed to the sending state
defendant not \unavailable\ where prosecutor made no effort to locate defendant, who was in custody elsewhere within the state, for a six month period
robbery and assault charge barred subsequent assault charge involving different victim in the same robbery incident
“the time within which trial must be held should begin on all crimes ‘based on the same conduct or arising from the same criminal incident’ from the time the defendant is held to answer any charge with respect to that conduct or episode”
In determining whether the State acted with due diligence for purposes of applying the Striker rule, “[t]he presence or absence of a warrant is likewise without significance as the prosecutor has the choice of whether or not to secure the warrant.”

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