Legal Opinion
State v. Juarez
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 27, 2003No. 19547-3-IIIPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sweeney, J. —
A criminal defendant cannot be put in jeopardy twice for the same offense. U.S. Const. amend. V; *883Wash. Const. art. I, § 9. And jeopardy attaches when a jury is selected and sworn. State v. Rich, 63 Wn. App. 743, 747, 821 P.2d 1269 (1992).
Here, compelling discovery violations by the State left insufficient time for the defense to meet damaging new evidence within the speedy trial period. Jacobo Cedillo Juarez was thereby forced to choose between his constitutional right to have both a speedy trial and effective assistance of counsel. The trial court refused either to dismiss the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Wade v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. DinitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by6 opinions
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