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State v. Williams

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  • 132 Wash. 2d 248

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  • holding that the result of an administrative Department of Social and Health Services hearing involving the same defendant could not prevent the State from later prosecuting the defendant
  • rejecting for public policy reasons application of collateral estoppel in a criminal proceeding regarding a prior Department of Social and Health Services determination
  • finding reversible error where the trial court refused a duress instruction because it judged the harm to the defendant was not immediate
  • rejecting for public policy reasons application of collateral estoppel in a criminal proceeding regarding a prior Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) determination
  • finding reversible error where the trial court refused a duress instruction because it judged the harm to the defendant was not immediate
  • declining to give preclu-sive effect to administrative decision on issue of intent to receive welfare benefits

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Judges: Alexander, Durham

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