State v. Ralph Vernon G.

950 P.2d 971 (1998)

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

RALPH VERNON G., Appellant.

No. 15467-0-III.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Five.

January 27, 1998.

Raymond W. Ejarque, Jeffrey C. Barker, Barker & Howard, Wenatchee, for Appellant.

Gary A. Riesen, Prosecuting Attorney, Wenatchee, for Respondent.

BROWN, Judge.

When the State amends an information the day before the date set for trial, adding new charges of sexual abuse involving additional victims, and the record shows the State was aware of the factual basis for the charges for nearly a month, is a defendant's right to a speedy…