Legal Opinion

State v. Darden

Washington Supreme Court

Decided March 7, 2002No. 70586-1PublishedCited by 180 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

41 P.3d 1189 (2002)

145 Wash.2d 612

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Clarence DARDEN, Petitioner.

No. 70586-1.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Argued September 13, 2001.

Decided March 7, 2002.

Nielsen, Broman & Koch, Dana M. Nelson, Seattle, for Petitioner.

Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, Ann Marie Summers, Deputy, Daniel Jason Clark, Deputy, Seattle, for Respondent.

SANDERS, J.

The question is whether a criminal defendant's right to crossexamine adverse witnesses is trumped by the State's interest to avoid disclosure of a secret law enforcement surveillance location.

The facts arise out of a trial…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. State v. PowellWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  5. State v. CampbellWashington Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by180 opinions

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