State v. France

A jury convicted Duff Richard France of violating a no-contact order and fourth degree assault. France claims that the trial court erred by admitting statements he made before receiving Miranda1 warnings. France also claims that the jury instructions violated his right to due process and that the trial court prejudiced him by entering CrR 3.5 findings after he appealed. We affirm the fourth degree assault conviction. But we agree that France’s statements were the product of a custodial interrogation and should have been excluded. Thus, we reverse his conviction for violating a no-contact…