State v. Peltier
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the CourtDwyer, J.
¶1 By amended information, the State charged Joseph Peltier with four felonies. The superior court dismissed the charges, ruling that the applicable statutory limitation periods had expired prior to the charges being filed and that, accordingly, the court was without authority to proceed. We affirm.
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¶2 On September 6, 2002, the State charged Peltier with two counts of second degree rape, one count of second degree child molestation, and one count of second degree rape of a child. Each of the charges was filed within the applicable limitation period.1
¶3 Peltier and the State subsequently…
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