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STATE v. EARL

No. 18220-3-II.

984 P.2d 427 (1999)

97 Wash.App. 408

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Jerome Josef EARL, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

September 10, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lenell Rae Nussbaum, Seattle, for Appellant.

Kathleen Proctor, Pierce County Deputy Pros. Atty., Tacoma, for Respondent.

BRIDGEWATER, C.J.

Jerome Josef Earl appeals his 1994 conviction for two counts of rape of a child in the first degree.1 We hold that by amending the information on the day set for trial and adding a second count of rape involving a different victim, the State compelled Earl to choose between his right to assistance by an adequately prepared attorney and his right to a speedy trial. Thus, we reverse Earl's conviction for Count I because...

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