State v. McNeil

James J. McNeil appeals from convictions on two counts of falsification of accounts by a public officer.

The sole issue is whether a dismissal of the State's case with prejudice, pursuant to CrR 3.31 for want of timely prosecution, bars a later prosecution for crimes not charged in the first instance but which arose out of the same criminal act or episode.

In April 1975 Mr. McNeil was charged with four counts of embezzling hospital funds.2 Three of the counts alleged *529offenses on days certain, and the fourth was a catch-all, charging embezzlement from January 1, 1974, through September 24, 1974.…