53 chapters · 554 sections in this title.
RCW 10.01.030 Pleadings—Forms abolished.
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All the forms of pleading in criminal actions heretofore existing, are abolished; and hereafter, the forms of pleading, and the rules by which the sufficiency of pleadings is to be determined, are those prescribed herein. [Code 1881 s 1002; 1873 p 224 s 185; 1869 p 240 s 180; RRS…
RCW 10.01.040 Statutes—Repeal or amendment—Saving clause presumed.
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No offense committed and no penalty or forfeiture incurred previous to the time when any statutory provision shall be repealed, whether such repeal be express or implied, shall be affected by such repeal, unless a contrary intention is expressly declared in the repealing act, and…
RCW 10.01.050 Convictions—Necessary before punishment.
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No person charged with any offense against the law shall be punished for such offense, unless he or she shall have been duly and legally convicted thereof in a court having competent jurisdiction of the case and of the person. [ 2010 c 8 s 1001; Code 1881 s 770; 1854 p 76 s 6; RR…
RCW 10.01.060 Conviction—Requisites—Waiver of jury trial.
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No person informed against or indicted for a crime shall be convicted thereof, unless by admitting the truth of the charge in his or her plea, by confession in open court, or by the verdict of a jury, accepted and recorded by the court: PROVIDED HOWEVER, That except in capital ca…