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STATE v. RUZICKA

No. 44738.

89 Wn.2d 217 (1977)

570 P.2d 1208

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. JAMES EDWARD RUZICKA, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 3, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

King, King & Davidson, by Rebecca French and Robert T. Czeisler, for appellant.

Christopher T. Bayley, Prosecuting Attorney, and Ronald H. Clark, Senior Deputy, for respondent.

Robert E. Schillberg, Prosecuting Attorney for Snohomish County, and David G. Metcalf, Deputy, amici curiae.

HAMILTON, J.

Defendant (appellant) was convicted by a jury of two counts of first-degree murder. The only issues on appeal concern the interpretation and constitutionality of RCW 10.52.030, which allows the parties in a criminal trial to impeach any witness, including the defendant if he should take the stand, by introducing the witness' prior convictions.1

Prior to his trial, defendant made a motion in limine requesting the court...

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