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STATE v. PIERCE

No. 46704.

94 Wn.2d 345 (1980)

618 P.2d 62

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. ROBERT THOMAS PIERCE, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

September 25, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Ashlock of Snohomish County Public Defender Association, for appellant.

Russ Juckett, Prosecuting Attorney, and Kathryn E. Trumbull and James B. Roche, Deputies, for respondent.

BRACHTENBACH, J.

This case involves suppression of a defendant's written confession of a crime committed in Snohomish County. The trial court, after a CrR 3.5 hearing, suppressed that confession. Upon the State's motion the court granted a dismissal on the ground that the suppression order effectively terminated the State's case. The State appealed pursuant to RAP 2.2(b)(2); the Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for trial; Judge Ringold dissented on the basis...

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