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                          HOUSE BILL 2882

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2002 Regular Session

By Representatives Esser and Lantz

Read first time 01/31/2002.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

Allowing confessions and other admissions to be admitted into evidence if substantial independent evidence establishes the trustworthiness of the statement.

    AN ACT Relating to the admissibility of confessions and admissions in criminal and juvenile offense proceedings; and adding a new section to chapter 10.58 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 10.58 RCW to read as follows:

    In all criminal and juvenile offense proceedings where independent proof of the corpus delicti is absent, a lawfully obtained confession or admission of the defendant nevertheless shall be admitted into evidence if there is substantial independent evidence that would tend to establish the trustworthiness of the confession or admission.

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