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State v. Frazier

Washington Supreme Court

Decided March 17, 1983No. 48964-5, 49004-0PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, C.J.

The common issue in these consolidated cases is whether a juvenile defendant has the right to plead guilty to criminal charges in juvenile court, thereby avoiding adult criminal prosecution, when there is a pending motion to have the juvenile court decline jurisdiction pursuant to RCW 13.40.110(1)(a). In each of the cases before us, the juvenile court determined there was no right to plead guilty to the juvenile court charges. Consequently, appellants Robert Andre Frazier and Kirk R. Spencer were remanded to adult court for trial where they were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Kent v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. State v. CunninghamWashington Supreme Court · 1980
  5. State v. RoybalWashington Supreme Court · 1973

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. State v. BerlinWashington Supreme Court · 1997
  2. State v. SublettWashington Supreme Court · 2012
  3. State v. DennisonWashington Supreme Court · 1990
  4. State v. ElmoreWashington Supreme Court · 1999
  5. State v. CastellanosWashington Supreme Court · 1997

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