Washington statute
RCW 10.43.020 — Offense embraces lower degree and included offenses
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 10.43: Former Acquittal Or Conviction, Revised Code of Washington.
Full text of RCW 10.43.020
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official text of the Revised Code of Washington from the Code Reviser's published files; it is not the official statutes of the State of Washington.
When the defendant has been convicted or acquitted upon an indictment or information of an offense consisting of different degrees, the conviction or acquittal shall be a bar to another indictment or information for the offense charged in the former, or for any lower degree of that offense, or for an offense necessarily included therein.
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