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- Title: State V. Earl
- Author : Washington Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 10, 1999
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 53 KB
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Jerome Josef Earl appeals his 1994 conviction for two counts of rape of a child in the first degree.*fn1 We hold that by amending the information on the day set for trial and adding a second count of rape involving a different victim, the State compelled Earl to choose between his right to assistance by an adequately prepared attorney and his right to a speedy trial. Thus, we reverse Earl's conviction for Count I because the trial date was beyond the speedy trial time limit. Because the alleged crimes occurred at the same time and place and the State knew all of the facts underlying both counts when it charged Count I, the State should have charged Count II at the same time. The speedy trial time period ran at the same time for both counts; thus, we also reverse Earl's conviction for Count II.