Legal Opinion
State v. Taylor
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 12, 1982No. 48523-2PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
Was felony flight (RCW 46.61.024) decriminalized by RCW 46.63.020 during the period from the latter statute's effective date on January 1, 1981, until it was amended on April 16, 1981? We hold that it was.
On January 12, 1981, James Taylor was arrested for attempting to elude a pursuing police officer ("felony flight"), in violation of RCW 46.61.024. He was subsequently charged by information with that offense. Taylor first moved to dismiss the information on the ground that "felony flight" had been decriminalized by RCW 46.63.020. This motion was denied May 11, 1981. Taylor then moved to…
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