# State v. Espeland

> Court of Appeals of Washington · July 7, 1975 · 13 Wash. App. 849

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9546513

## Case

- **Full name:** The State of Washington, Respondent, v. John R. Espeland, Petitioner
- **Court:** Court of Appeals of Washington
- **Decided:** July 7, 1975
- **Citations:** 13 Wash. App. 849; 537 P.2d 1041; 1975 Wash. App. LEXIS 1428
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Green
- **Judges:** Munson, Green, McInturff
- **Cited by:** 12 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Green, J.
(concurring) — I concur because the mandatory requirements of CrR 3.3 as strictly interpreted in State v. Williams, 85 Wn.2d 29, 32 , 530 P.2d 225 (1975), seem to require this result. However, I have difficulty reconciling the strict application of the mandatory language of this rule in an area where a constitutional right to speedy trial has not been shown to be impaired with the apparent leniency in the application of what appears to be mandatory language in the civil rules. See Moore v. Burdman, 84 Wn.2d 408 , 526 *855 P.2d 893 (1974); Malott v. Randall, 83 Wh.2d 259, 517 P.2d 605 (1974); Myers v. Harris, 82 Wn.2d 152 , 509 P.2d 656 (1973); O’Connor v. Matzdorff, 76 Wn.2d 589 , 458 P.2d 154 (1969).

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