STATE v. MANCILLA

No. 31187-2-III (consolidated with No. 31188-1-III, No. 31205-4-III, No. 31225-9-III).

391 P.3d 507 (2017)

197 Wash.App. 631

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Jose Jesus MANCILLA, Appellant. State of Washington, Respondent, v. Armando Lopez, Appellant. State of Washington, Respondent, v. Jaime Lopez, Appellant. State of Washington, Respondent, v. Nicholas Jacob James, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

January 24, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth H. Kato , Attorney at Law, 1020 N. Washington St., Spokane, WA, 99201-2237, David L. Donnan , Meryhew Law Group, 600 1st Ave., Ste. 512, Seattle, WA, 98104-2253, Gregory Charles Link , Washington Appellate Project, 1511 3rd Ave., Ste. 701, Seattle, WA, 98101-3647, Andrea Burkhart , Burkhart & Burkhart PLLC, 6 1/2 N. 2nd Ave., Ste., 200, Walla Walla, WA, 99362-1855, David N. Gasch , Gasch Law Office, P.O. Box 30339, Spokane, WA, 99223-3005, Adolfo Banda, Jr. , Banda Law Offices, 402 W. Nob Hill Blvd., Yakima, WA, 98902-4635, for Appellants.

James Patrick Hagarty , Attorney at Law, 34142 Parkview Ave., Eustis, FL, 32736-7224, David Brian Trefry , Yakima County Prosecutor's Office, P.O. Box 4846, Spokane, WA, 99220-0846, Joseph Anthony Brusic , Yakima County Prosecutor's Office, 128 N. 2nd St., Rm. 329, Yakima, WA, 98901-2621, for Respondent.


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