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• Proposed Changes to CrR 3.3 - Time for Trial (in Word Format)
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GR 9 COVER SHEET

Suggested Change to the

SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL RULES

CrR 3.3—Time for Trial

Submitted by Council on Public Defense at the request of the Supreme Court Rules Committee

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The Supreme Court received a request from Mr. Stephen Dowdney to amend CrR 4.1 in order to eliminate a perceived delay that results from filing felony charges in district court and the subsequent refiling of the same charge in superior court. The Supreme Court Rules Committee referred the proposal to interested groups including the Washington State Bar Association Council on Public Defense (CPD) to review and provide feedback.

As a result of that review, the CPD suggested an amendment to CrR 3.3 as a simpler way to address the issue of delay when felony charges are filed in district court and reflied in superior court.