Legal Opinion
State v. SJW
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 23, 2010No. 83177-7PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
239 P.3d 568 (2010)
STATE of Washington, Petitioner,
v.
S.J.W., Respondent.
No. 83177-7.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
Argued June 22, 2010.
Decided September 23, 2010.
Gregory Marshall Banks, Colleen Sue Kenimond, Island County Prosecutor's Office, Coupeville, WA, for Petitioner/Appellant.
Jennifer J. Sweigert, Nielsen Broman & Koch, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, for Appellee/Respondent.
C. JOHNSON, J.
¶ 1 This case asks us to determine which party under RCW 5.60.050 bears the burden to establish a 14-year-old child's competency and whether a trial court should presume a child is competent to testify…
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