Washington Supreme Court· 6/28/2012

State v. Rice

Citations

174 Wash. 2d 884
279 P.3d 849

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noting that “the legislature is free to establish statutory duties that do not interfere with core prosecutorial functions”
explaining that the legislature cannot interfere with the “core functions” of prosecuting attorneys
discussing violation of article XI, section 5 and violation of separation of powers simultaneously
stating issues of constitutionality are questions of law subject to de novo review
discussing the importance of separation of powers, the court notes “A prosecuting attorney's most fundamental role as both a local elected official and an executive officer is to decide whether to file criminal charges against an individual and, if so, which available charges to file.”
“[t]he division of governmental authority into separate branches is especially important within the criminal justice system, . . .”

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Judges: Chambers, Fairhurst, González, Johnson, Madsen, Owens, Stephens, Wiggins

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