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State v. Riofta

Citations

  • 134 Wash. App. 669

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  • PRPs “must raise new points of fact and law that were not or could not have been raised” previously
  • “or” is disjunctive unless there is clear legislative intent to the contrary
  • \We presume that the word 'or' does not mean 'and' and that a statute's use of the word 'or' is disjunctive to separate phrases unless there is a clear legislative intent to the contrary.\
  • \or\ is disjunctive unless there is clear legislative intent to the contrary

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Judges: Armstrong, Deren, Hunt

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