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- Title: Washington v. Gidley
- Author : Division One Court of Appeals of Washington
- Release Date : January 05, 1995
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
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COX, J. -- In May 1993, the King County Police responded to a call that someone had raped a female minor. The police soon established that the sole suspect was Mathew Gidley, a 17-year-old friend of the victim. Gidleys 18th birthday was in July 1993. The police did not refer the case to the prosecutor until after they interviewed Gidley in August 1993. The State charged him as an adult with third degree rape. The trial court granted his motion to dismiss on the basis of claimed preaccusatorial delay. The State appeals. Because the trial court found there was no showing of deliberate or negligent delay by the State in handling this matter, we reverse and remand for trial.