STATE v. CHAVEZ

No. 54468-9.

111 Wn.2d 548 (1988)

761 P.2d 607

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. MANUEL RUELAS CHAVEZ, Respondent. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. RICHARD JAMES ROTTER, Respondent. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. TIMOTHY JOHN BLACKMAN, Respondent. THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. SHAMEEKA LAVONNE AVERY, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

September 8, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis DeFelice, Prosecuting Attorney, and Robert A. Ellis, Deputy, for appellant.

Daniel M. Arnold, for respondent Chavez.

Terry J. Bloor, for respondent Rotter.

Arthur J. Bieker, for respondents Blackman, et al.


ANDERSEN, J.

FACTS OF CASE

At issue in these four consolidated cases is the validity of a local court rule providing that an action brought against a juvenile may be dismissed if there is more than a 30-day delay between the completion of the police investigation and the filing of an information by the prosecuting attorney.

LJuCR 7.14(b), as written by a Benton/Franklin County Superior Court judge, was...

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