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State v. Ray

Citations

  • 806 P.2d 1220
  • 116 Wash. 2d 531
  • 1991 Wash. LEXIS 136

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that \crimes of theft involve dishonesty and are perse admissible for impeachment purposes under ER 609(a)(2)\
  • stating that one purpose of an offer of proof is to \inform[] the judge of the specific nature of the offered evidence so that the court can assess its admissibility\ (emphasis added)
  • stating that one purpose of an offer of proof is to “inform! ] the judge of the specific nature of the offered evidence so that the court can assess its admissibility” (emphasis added)
  • stating that, under ER 103(a)(2) an offer of proof is generally required in order for the court to make an informed ruling on the admissibility of evidence
  • holding theft is a crime of dishonesty
  • a trial court’s erroneous admission of evidence is harmless if the evidence did not materially affect the outcome of trial

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Dore, Dolliver

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67 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

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Other cases named State v. Ray

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