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STATE v. CHAVEZ

No. 79265-8.

180 P.3d 1250 (2008)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Azel L. CHAVEZ, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided March 20, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jodi R. Backlund, Manek R. Mistry, Backhand & Mistry, Olympia, WA, for Petitioner/Appellant.

Tracey L. Lassus, Clallam County Prosecutor's Office, Port Angeles, WA, for Appellee/Respondent.

C. JOHNSON, J.

¶ 1 This case asks us to determine whether a juvenile charged with a violent or serious violent offense has a state constitutional right to a jury trial, though other juveniles do not, and whether the legislature's failure to define assault and the judiciary's development of the elements of the crime violate constitutional separation of powers. We affirm the Court of Appeals and hold Azel L. Chavez had no right to a jury trial in juvenile proceedings...

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