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STATE v. RIVERA

No. 17418-2-III.

977 P.2d 1247 (1999)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Rosalina RIVERA, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Four.

June 10, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Antonio Salazar, Seattle, for Appellant.

David W. Corkrum, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Pasco, for Respondent.

SWEENEY, J.

A marriage valid in the jurisdiction in which it was contracted and consummated is valid in Washington. In re Welfare of Warren, 40 Wn.2d 342, 344, 243 P.2d 632 (1952). Rosalina Rivera was charged with bigamy based in part on an earlier marriage in Mexico. Ms. Rivera's codefendant, Francisco Salinas, presented evidence that a valid marriage in Mexico requires both a religious...

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