Legal Opinion

In re the Personal Restraint of Theders

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided November 21, 2005No. 53557-9-IPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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Grosse, J.

— A criminal defendant does not have a right under the confrontation clause of the Sixth Amendment to prevent the introduction of incriminating statements of a codefendant unless those statements are offered for the truth of the matter asserted. When they are offered for reasons other than proving the truth of the matter, as here, they are not hearsay and are not contrary to Crawford v. Washington,1 Moreover, the Personal Restraint Petition (PRP) is a collateral attack on a trial that occurred in 2001 and on a direct appeal filed in early 2003, long before Crawford was decided and…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. HopkinsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2006
  2. State v. HopkinsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2006
  3. State of Washington v. Bryan Jack Ross CrowCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2019
  4. In Re ThedersCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2005
  5. State of Washington v. Michael Levi BackemeyerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2018

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