Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 10 Criminal Procedure - Section 10.43.030 Conviction or acquittal in other county

§ 10.43.030. Conviction or acquittal in other county

Whenever, upon the trial of any person for a crime, it shall appear that the defendant has already been acquitted or convicted upon the merits, of the same crime, in a court having jurisdiction of such offense in another county of this state, such former acquittal or conviction is a sufficient defense.

[1909 c 249 § 20; RRS § 2272.]

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