Legal Opinion
State v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 28, 1976No. 4302-1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAndersen, J.
Facts of Case
The defendant appeals from a conviction of four felonies contending that he was twice brought to trial on the same charges in violation of the double jeopardy prohibitions of the state and federal constitutions.
The defendant was charged with and convicted of two counts of unlawfully possessing a controlled substance and two counts of unlawfully delivering a controlled substance. Each such charge constitutes a separate felony. RCW 69.50.401.
The first trial commenced on July 10, 1975. A jury was selected and at the end of the first day of trial, the State rested its case in chief.…
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