Legal Opinion
State v. O'NEILL
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 30, 1985No. 50372-9PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAndersen, J.
Facts of Case
At issue here is the constitutionality of the bribery statute and the validity of electronic recordings made of conversations relating to bribes. The recordings, made during the course of a Pierce County vice investigation, were authorized by court order.
The amended information filed by the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney in this case charges 23 counts of bribery, each count involving one or more of the five defendants.
Following extensive pretrial hearings, the trial court among other rulings declined to grant the defendants' motions to dismiss based on their claim that the…
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