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Criminal Case Law Update, Week Ending 3-11-11

By Aaron

The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Washington State Supreme Court: State v. Hager: The Court reversed a Court of Appeals ruling which concluded that a detective?s statement during trial on Mr. Hager?s first degree child rape charge that Mr. Hager was ?evasive? infringed upon Mr. Hager?s right to self-incrimination. The Court found that the statement did not violate that right. The Court agreed that the statement was improper but found that, to the extent that the comment invaded the province of the jury, it was rectified by the trial court?s prompt curative instruction. Therefore, contrary to the decision of the Court of Appeals, the trial court?s denial of Mr. Hager?s motion for a mistrial was not in error...continue to full post

Full post as published by Washington State Criminal Defense on March 14, 2011 (boomark / email).