Legal Opinion
State v. Dukowitz
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 19, 1991No. 23622-9-IPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAgid, J.
Robert Dukowitz seeks review of a judgment and sentence for simple assault. He contends that the charging document used to initiate the criminal action against him is constitutionally defective and that the charges against him must therefore be dismissed.
On July 21, 1987, Dukowitz assaulted his brother-in-law, Marvin Ross. After the incident, Dukowitz got into his car and drove away. Police investigated the matter and prepared a "Complaint/Citation" form charging Dukowitz with "RCW 9A.36.040 Simple Assault" and malicious mischief. The prosecutor later signed this form and filed it in Aukeen…
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