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                   LCRLJ 3.3.  TIME FOR TRIAL

     (e)  Pre-Trial Hearings.

     At arraignment the Judge will schedule a pre-trial hearing.
     The parties shall confer in good faith prior to the pre-
     trial hearing in an attempt to reach an agreed disposition.
     The defendant shall be required to attend the pre-trial
     hearing unless excused by the Court.  Failure to attend may
     result in issuance of a bench warrant and/or forfeiture of
     any bond.  If the case is not resolved at the pre-trial
     hearing, a trial date will be set.  A readiness hearing
     shall also be set one week before the trial date.  The
     defendant shall be required to attend the readiness hearing.

     (k)  Deferred Prosecution.

     (1) Petition for Deferred Prosecution under Section 10.05 of
     the Revised Code of Washington, shall be filed fourteen (14)
     days before the date set for trial on forms approved by the
     Court.

     (2) The written assessment prepared by an approved treatment
     facility shall be accompanied by a recommendation from the
     Probation Office, or such other Court Appointee authorized
     under Chapter 10.05 of the Revised Code of Washington.

     (3)  When the Court denies the Petition for a Deferred
     Prosecution timely filed under this rule, the case shall
     proceed to trial as previously set.

     (4)  In the event the Petition for Deferred Prosecution is
     approved by the Court, the defendant may be under the
     supervision of the Probation Department, or Court Appointee
     pursuant to Section 10.05.170 of the Revised Code of
     Washington.  A defendant who refuses, fails, or neglects to
     comply with an order, or request of the Probation Office or
     Court Appointee, or the terms of supervision, or conditions
     of supervision, or conditions of deferred prosecution may
     have the deferred prosecution revoked.
	

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