State v. Salavea

86 P.3d 125 (2004)

151 Wash.2d 133

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Dynamite SALAVEA a/k/a Pale Tuupo, Petitioner.

No. 73642-1.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

March 11, 2004.

Mary Katherine Young High, Tacoma, for petitioner.

John Martin Neeb, Kathleen Proctor, Tacoma, for respondent.

OWENS, J.

Dynamite Salavea argues that intentional or negligent prosecutorial delay by the State caused him to lose juvenile court jurisdiction, prejudicing his defense on four counts of rape of a child in the first degree and two counts of child molestation in the first degree. Salavea further contends that…