State v. Murrin

Allendoerfer, J. *

If an adjudicated juvenile offender, while serving a term of community supervision, allegedly commits a new offense, it may constitute both a violation of community supervision and a crime subject to independent prosecution. This appeal raises the issue of whether the State must elect between filing a motion to modify community supervision and filing an information charging the new crime.

We hold that the express language of RCW 13.40.070(3) requires such an election. We affirm the dismissal of an information filed by the State charging Quinn Murrin with one count of taking a…