· 1/31/2000
State v. Soonalole
Citations
- 992 P.2d 541
- 99 Wash. App. 207
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that “the fondling and thigh rubbing over the victim’s clothes” constituted a separate act of third-degree child molestation for double jeopardy purposes
- determining that the legislature intended to protect sexual assault victims by “separately punishing each separate invasion of a protected area”
- holding two separate acts of fondling that occurred in the same car ride constituted two separate “units of prosecution”
- Counsel's performance was not deficient when counsel used alleged hearsay statements to undermine the victim's credibility
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Per Curiam
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