Washington State Courts: Washington State Court Rules

Washington State Court Rules: Criminal Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction


1 Scope, Purpose, and Construction
1.1 Scope
1.2 Purpose and Construction
1.3 Effect
1.4 Definitions
1.5 Style and Form
1.6 Conduct of Court
1.7 Local Court Rules--Availability
1.8 Title of Rules

2 Procedures Prior to Arrest and Other Special Proceedings
2.1 Complaint--Citation and Notice
2.2 Warrant of Arrest or Summons Upon Complaint
2.3 Search and Seizure
2.4 Complaint--Citation and Notice--Sufficiencies
2.5 Procedure on Failure To Obey Citation and Notice

3 Rights of Defendants
3.1 Right to and Assignment of Lawyer
3.1 Stds Standards for Indigent Defense
3.2 Release of Accused
3.2.1 Procedure Following Warrantless Arrest-- Preliminary Hearing
3.3 Time for Trial
3.4 Appearance of the Defendant
3.5 Confession Procedure
3.6 Suppression Procedure

4 Procedures Prior to Trial
4.1 Arraignment
4.2 Pleas and Pretrial Dispositions
4.3 Joinder of Offenses and Defendants
4.3.1 Consolidation for Trial
4.4 Severance of Offenses and Defendants
4.5 Pretrial Hearing
4.6 Depositions
4.7 Discovery
4.8 Subpoenas
4.9 Process--Criminal
4.10 Material Witness

5 Venue
5.1 Commencement of Actions
5.2 Change of Venue
5.3 Several Charging Documents for Same Offense--Different Courts

6 Procedures at Trial
6.1.1 Trial by Jury
6.1.2 Trial by the Court
6.1.3 Order of Trial
6.2 Jurors' Orientation
6.3 Selecting the Jury
6.4 Challenges
6.5 Alternate Jurors
6.6 Jurors' Oath
6.7 Custody of Jury
6.8 Note-Taking by Jurors
6.9 View of Premises by Jury
6.10 Discharge of the Jury
6.11 Judge--Disability
6.12 Witnesses
6.13 Evidence
6.14 Immunity
6.15 Instructions and Argument
6.16 Jury Verdicts and Findings

7 Procedures Following Conviction
7.1 Reserved
7.2 Sentencing
7.3 Judgment
7.4 Arrest of Judgment
7.5 New Trial
7.6 Probation
7.7 Reserved
7.8 Relief From Judgment or Order

8 Miscellaneous
8.1 Time
8.2 Motions
8.3 Dismissal
8.4 Service, Filing, and Signing of Papers
8.5 Reserved
8.6 Objections and Exceptions
8.7 Reserved
8.8 Discharge
8.9 Disqualification of Judge
8.10 Reserved
8.11 Reserved
8.12 Reporting Traffic Offenses

9 De Novo Appeals
9.1 Perfecting of Appeal
9.2 Imposition of Sentence Pending Appeal
9.3 Prosecution of Appeal

 

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