Legal Opinion
State v. Sain
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 24, 1983No. 4917-5-III; 5122-6-IIIPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreen, J.
In a jury trial presided over by a judge pro tempore, Larry Sain, Bobby Sain, and Charles Barton were convicted of first degree robbery. They appeal. We reach two issues: (1) Did the judge pro tempore have jurisdiction to rule on pretrial motions and preside over this trial? (2) Was it error to deny a continuance of the trial date for Bobby Sain and Charles Barton? We reverse.
Defendants were charged by information on September 10, 1981. Trial was originally set in Okanogan County for early November but was continued to December 2 by Judge Kohls at the State's request. Meanwhile, due to the…
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