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STATE v. LANCILOTI

No. 81219-5.

201 P.3d 323 (2009)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Louis F. LANCILOTI, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided February 12, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ramona Coral Brandes, Eileen Farley, Northwest Defenders Association, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

King County Prosecutor's Office, Jennifer H.S. Atchison, James Morrissey Whisman, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

CHAMBERS, J.

¶ 1 Our constitution guarantees "an impartial jury of the county in which the offense is charged to have been committed" in all "criminal prosecutions." Const. art. I, § 22. The primary question before us today is whether the legislature violated this guaranty when it allowed King County to divide itself into two superior court jury districts. We conclude that the legislature had the plenary power to...

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