Court of Appeals of Washington· 9/16/1991

State v. Young

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817 P.2d 412
62 Wash. App. 895

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concluding that defendant's right to effective assistance of counsel was violated when his counsel refused to present evidence that involved statements by the complaining witness that the defendant had not committed the charged crimes
concluding that defendant’s right to effective assistance of counsel was violated when his counsel refused to present evidence that involved statements by the complaining witness that the defendant had not committed the charged crimes
\Washington law... recognizes that a child's answers are spontaneous so long as the questions are not leading or suggestive.... [And caselaw had] broadened the definition of `spontaneous' to include `the entire context in which the child [made] the statement.'\
a period in excess of one year cast doubt on the warrant because there was little basis for believing that the items sought would still be present
testimony which does not involve new methods of proof or new scientific principles from which conclusions are drawn need not be subjected to the Frye test
a period in excess of one year cast doubt on the warrant because there was little basis for believing that the items sought would still be present

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Judges: Forrest

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