State of Washington v. Stevens County District Court Judge

FILED MARCH 12, 2019 In the Office of the Clerk of Court WA State Court of Appeals, Division III IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION THREE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) No. 35966-2-III ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) ) PUBLISHED OPINION STEVENS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT ) JUDGE, ) ) Respondent. ) PENNELL, J. — Washington’s superior and district courts share a limited amount of concurrent criminal jurisdiction. When one court exercises its jurisdiction in a specific case, the priority of action doctrine prohibits another court from interfering. But what constitutes the same case for…