State v. Bluford

This opinion was filed for record at B: LIO C\.j1\ on ~ll\1\ ~~·t!)1 J f'sVK -~ L, CARLSON SUPREME COURT CLERK IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON ) STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) Respondent, ) No. 93668-4 ) v. ) ) EN BANC CHARLES LINNELL BLUFORD, ) ) Petitioner. ) Filed: MAY O4 2017 __________ ) YU, J.-This case provides us an opportunity to clarify what a trial court must consider when the State moves to join multiple criminal charges against a defendant into a single charging document pursuant to CrR 4.3(a). We now reaffirm our precedent, which holds that the trial court must…