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Criminal Case Law Update, Week Ending 11-5-10

By Aaron

Courtesy of Law Offices of Dena Alo-Colbeck ?Writing and Research for Washington Attorneys? The following criminal cases of note were decided this week: Washington State Law Division One Court of Appeals: State v. Jordan: The court upheld Mr. Jordan?s conviction and sentence, holding that his Texas conviction for voluntary manslaughter was properly included in his offender score. The Court reasoned that comparability of an out of state conviction depends upon the elements of the crime, not the available defenses. Thus, the fact that Texas and Washington have differing self-defense laws did not render the Texas conviction incomparable to one in Washington State. The court likewise found no merit in Mr. Jordan?s remaining claims of prosecutorial misconduct, double jeopardy, his competency claims, or the court?s refusal to instruct the jury on self-defense or lesser included offenses...continue to full post

Full post as published by Washington State Criminal Defense on November 09, 2010 (boomark / email).