State v. Stalker

Dwyer, A.C.J.

¶1 The compromise of misdemeanor statute, chapter 10.22 RCW, authorizes the trial court to dismiss a misdemeanor charge if the person injured by the acts constituting the offense has a civil remedy and appears in court acknowledging full satisfaction for the injury. RCW 10.22.020. In 1981, we held that the crime of hit and run of an attended vehicle is subject to compromise. State ex rel. Fitch v. Roxbury Dist. Court, 29 Wn. App. 591, 597, 629 P.2d 1341 (1981). The State now asserts that subsequent case law has undermined that holding. The standard for overruling precedent is…