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STATE v. OPPELT

No. 84573-5.

257 P.3d 653 (2011)

172 Wn.2d 285

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. David A. OPPELT, Jr., Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided August 11, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sarah McNeel Hrobsky , Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Seth Aaron Fine , Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office, Everett, WA, for Respondent.

CHAMBERS, J.

¶ 1 David A. Oppelt Jr. was accused by his stepdaughter in 2001 of sexually abusing her. The police investigated but Oppelt was not charged until 2007 without justification for the delay. Oppelt argued that his due process rights were violated by the preaccusatorial delay of over six years, and that the charges against him should therefore be dismissed. The trial court disagreed, and Oppelt was convicted of child molestation. Oppelt appealed, arguing...

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