STATE v. HARRIS

No. 63346-1.

921 P.2d 1052 (1996)

130 Wash.2d 35

The STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Thomas Matthew HARRIS, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided August 29, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Washington Appellate Project, Darby N. Ducomb, Seattle, for petitioner.

Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, Robin Fox and Jennifer Gilman, Deputies, Seattle, for respondent.


DOLLIVER, Justice.

Five months after pleading guilty to the charge of driving with no valid operator's license (NVOL), Defendant Thomas Harris was charged and found guilty of taking a motor vehicle without permission (TMV). Both charges arose from the same traffic stop. Defendant claims the State violated the speedy trial rule, JuCR 7.8, by bringing the TMV charge five months after the NVOL charge. The Court of Appeals upheld Defendant's TMV conviction. We reverse...

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