STATE v. PELTIER

No. 89502-3.

332 P.3d 457 (2014)

181 Wn.2d 290

STATE of Washington, Petitioner, v. Joseph A. PELTIER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

August 21, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seth Aaron Fine , Attorney at Law, Prosecuting Attorney Snohomish, Snohomish Co Pros Ofc, Everett, WA, for Petitioner.

Thomas Michael Kummerow , Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


FAIRHURST, J.

¶ 1 This case is about whether a defendant can relinquish the rights conferred by the statute of limitations in a pretrial agreement. We hold that a defendant may expressly waive the criminal statute of limitations in a pretrial agreement when the statute of limitations on the underlying charge has not yet run at the time the defendant enters the agreement. We reverse.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2 The State...

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