State v. Treat

— We will impose a constructive arraignment date when a delay between charging and bringing a defendant before the court is both long and unnecessary. This is the Striker rule. State v. Striker, 87 Wn.2d 870, 557 P.2d 847 (1976). The requirements of Striker apply, however, only when a defendant is amenable to service. And a defendant is not amenable to service if the defendant is a resident of another state. Here, Everett Treat lived in Idaho, although he frequently worked in Washington. The question before us is whether his frequent sojourns into Washington are sufficient to invoke the…