Washington · Revised Code of Washington — Title 10, Criminal Procedure
RCW Title 10 § 10.61.010: Conviction of lesser crime
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes the procedural rule that a defendant may be convicted of a lesser crime or attempt than charged, and the jury must specify the degree of guilt in its verdict.
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