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My big question is what court/county prosecutor this is, because whoever told you that they no longer "deal" with discovery is an idiot. They would lose every case if they did that and any attorney sniffed it out. The guy will make a mint.
The Snohomish County prosecuting office told me something similar about discovery over the phone. I called 8/5/2015 to ask where to drop off a discovery request for a traffic infraction, and their response was "We are happy to accept anything that you drop off, but we no longer participate in that process." I re-phrased the question a little, and they provided the same answer.

A few questions before I start assuming that I will be able to get the case dismissed:

1) The infraction was issued by WSP while I was driving in Snohomish county. I believe since it was WSP, is it the county prosecutor that is responsible for the case? I.e. not a municipal prosecutor/etc. I want to ensure I delivery my discovery request to the right office...

2) Discovery requests are required to be submitted 14 days prior to hearing. Since IRLJ 3.1(b) doesn't state 14 "business" days, I assume it means 14 calendar days. Does anyone know which one it is?

3) What do I say in court (verbatim, please) if I motion for suppression, and then for dismissal?
My guess is for suppression is: "Your honor, I move for suppression of all evidence(?) per IRLJ 3.1(b). A discovery request was issued to the prosecuting office on [insert date], and filed with the court the same day, and I received no response."
For dismissal, I have no idea.


Any help is much appreciated, thank you!