21 Wash. 2d 407 - State v. St. Clair’s Empirical Analysis
1944
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
August 1976
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Pettit · State v. Miller · State v. Mayer · State v. Murie · Fortier v. Robillard
Most-quoted passages
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“[W]e must have in mind that there are two classes of criminal statutes to be considered. One class defines a specific crime, or makes a certain act or acts a felony or misdemeanor, or either, or both, and provides different ways in or means by which the crime may be committed, all in one statute, and the other class may set forth several distinct acts and make the commission of each a separate crime, all in one statute.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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