The court shall decide all questions of law which shall arise in the course of the trial, and the trial shall be conducted in the same manner as in civil actions.
RCW 10.46.070
Conduct of trial—Generally.
Applied in 17 court decisions — leading case 68 Wash. 2d 748 - State v. Russell (1966)
Most recently applied in In Re Personal Restraint of Scott (March 2009)
1891 c 28 s 70; Code 1881 s 1088; 1873 p 237 s 249; 1854 p 119 s 111; RRS s 2158
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.