State v. Knapstad

Supreme Court of Washington · Decided 1986-12-04

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Durham, J. (dissenting)—The majority opinion directly conflicts with our previous case law and circumvents this court's traditional rulemaking process. Therefore, I dissent. This court has twice held that a trial court does not have the inherent power to dismiss criminal charges before trial *358 based on insufficient evidence to obtain a conviction.…

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