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STATE v. ROYBAL

No. 42732.

82 Wn.2d 577 (1973)

512 P.2d 718

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. JOSE ARTHUR ROYBAL, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

July 26, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loney, Westland, Raekes, Rettig & Sonderman, by Carl G. Sonderman, for petitioner.

C.J. Rabideau, Prosecuting Attorney, for respondent.

BRACHTENBACH, J.

The fifth amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees that no person shall "be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb"; this guarantee is made enforceable against the states through the Fourteenth Amendment. Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784, 23 L.Ed.2d 707, 89 S.Ct. 2056 (1969). Important questions regarding the meaning of the term "same offense" are raised by this...

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