COX, A.C.J.
RCW 10.77.090, a provision of the criminally insane procedures act, permits a court to stay a misdemeanor criminal prosecution based on specific statutory criteria. They include, among other things, "a pending charge [against a defendant] of one or more violent acts" and a finding that the defendant is not competent. Based on the fulfillment of the statutory criteria, a court may order the defendant to be placed in the custody of the state Department of...
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