Legal Opinion
State v. Meacham
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 9, 2010No. 38548-1-IIPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBridgewater, J.
¶1 The trial court granted Mathew Meacham’s pretrial motion to dismiss the sexual motivation special allegations against him in connection with underlying charges of first degree burglary. The State sought and we granted discretionary review. We hold that *469the trial court lacked authority under former RCW 9.94A.835(3) (2008) to dismiss a special allegation over the State’s objection. We vacate and remand.
FACTS
¶2 This case arose from two burglaries based on when Meacham allegedly entered a woman’s garage and stole clothing from her clothes dryer. On both occasions, Meacham took the victim’s…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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- State v. DelgadoWashington Supreme Court · 2003
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