Legal Opinion
State v. DeSantiago
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 3, 2001No. Nos. 18743-8-III; 18747-1-III; 18759-4-III; 18776-4-III; 18809-4-III; 19063-3-IIIPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKurtz, C.J.
After two trials, Armando DeSantiago, Enrigue DeSantiago, Pedro Caranza, Victor Diaz, and Elpidio Reyes were convicted of first degree kidnapping. The jury returned special verdicts finding that the defendants were armed with a deadly weapon and a firearm at the time of the kidnapping. Three issues are raised in this consolidated appeal. First, did the court err by admitting the prior testimony of three witnesses based on their unavailability at the time of the second trial? Second, did the court err in allowing additional charges to be filed shortly before the second trial? Third, did the…
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