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STATE v. GONZALEZ

No. 54423-9.

110 Wn.2d 738 (1988)

757 P.2d 925

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. LEANDRO OSUNA GONZALEZ, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 16, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Kaufman, Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Aitken, Schauble, Patrick, Neill & Charawell, by Bruce A. Charawell, for respondent.

Norm Maleng, Prosecuting Attorney, Robert S. Lasnik, Chief of Staff, and Rebecca J. Roe, Senior Deputy, on behalf of Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, amici curiae for appellant.

Marcia B. Ruskin and Betsy R. Hollingsworth on behalf of Northwest Women's Law Center, amici curiae for appellant.

Patrick K. Stiley and Jeffry K. Finer on behalf of Idaho-Washington Sexual Assault Coalition, Alternative to Violence, Complaining Witness, National Organization for Women, amici curiae for appellant.

DURHAM, J.

The issue in this case is whether an alleged rape victim is required to reveal the names of her previous sexual partners when questioned in a pretrial deposition. The State argues that Washington's rape shield statute, which limits questioning about sexual history at trial, should be extended to provide similar protections for pretrial discovery matters. RCW 9A.44.020. Although we determine that the rape shield statute itself is not applicable to discovery...

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