Washington Code 9A.08.040 – Diminished capacity — Victim identity
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A defendant does not suffer from diminished capacity based on the discovery of, knowledge about, or potential disclosure of the victim’s actual or perceived gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation, including under circumstances in which the victim made an unwanted nonforcible romantic or sexual advance towards the defendant, or in which the defendant and victim dated or had a romantic or sexual relationship.
[ 2020 c 3 § 1.]
NOTES:
Short title—2020 c 3: “This act may be known and cited as the Nikki Kuhnhausen act.” [ 2020 c 3 § 3.]
Terms Used In Washington Code 9A.08.040
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.