State v. Rohrich

71 P.3d 638 (2003)

149 Wash.2d 647

STATE of Washington, Petitioner,

v.

Gregory Michael ROHRICH, Respondent.

No. 72540-3.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued February 25, 2003.

Decided June 19, 2003.

James Henry Kaufman, Spokane, Pamela Beth Loginsky, Washington Assoc of Prosecuting Atty, for Petitioner.

John S. Snyder, Snyder Law Office, Pullman, for Respondent.

OWENS, J.

At issue is whether the trial court properly dismissed under CrR 8.3(b) a first degree child molestation charge filed 18 months after the apparent completion of the investigation. The Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal on…