Legal Opinion
State v. Hodgson
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 13, 1987No. 53209-5, 53213-3, 53215-0, 53327-0, 53375-0, 53345-8PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAndersen, J.
Facts of Case
These six consolidated appeals involve sexual offenses committed, or allegedly committed, against children. At issue herein is the effect on crimes committed, or allegedly committed, of later legislative changes in the applicable statute of limitation that extended the time within which such offenses must be prosecuted.
The Six Cases
In State v. James M. Hodgson, Dennis Fied and Brian T. Behrle, the defendants, members of a Vashon Island church community, were charged with having repeatedly sexually abused a number of children in that community. The cases against these three…
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