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Page 4 of 6 <br />and b. At least five years criminal trial experience; and c. Have prior experience as lead counsel <br />in no fewer than nine jury trials of serious and complex cases which were tried to completion; <br />and d. Have served as lead or co-counsel in at least one jury trial in which the death penalty was <br />sought; and e. Have completed at least one death penalty defense seminar within the previous <br />two years. 2. Adult Felony Cases - Class A. Each attorney representing a defendant accused of a <br />Class A felony as defined in RCW 9A.20.020 should meet the following requirements: a. The <br />minimum requirements set forth in Section 2.09.090; and b. Either: i. has served two years as a <br />felony-level prosecutor; or ii. has served two years as a public defender defending felony-level <br />cases; or iii. has been trial counsel alone or with other trial counsel and handled a significant <br />portion of the trial in five felony cases that have been submitted to a jury. 3. Adult Felony Cases <br />- Class B Violent Offense or Sexual Offense. Each attorney representing a defendant accused of <br />a Class B violent offense or sexual offense as defined in RCW 9A.20.020 should meet the <br />following requirements: a. The minimum requirements set forth in Section 2.09.090; and b. <br />Either: i. has served one year as a felony-level prosecutor; or ii. has served on year as a public <br />defender defending felony-level cases; or iii. has been trial counsel alone or with other counsel <br />and handled a significant portion of the trial in two Class-C felony cases that have been <br />submitted to a jury. 4. Adult Felony Cases - All other Class B Felonies, Class C Felonies, <br />Probation or Parole Revocation. Each attorney representing a defendant accused of a Class B <br />felony not defined in (c) above or a Class C felony, as defined in RCW 9A.20.020, or involved in a <br />probation or parole revocation hearing should meet the following requirements: a. The <br />minimum requirements set forth in Section 2.09.090, and b. Either: i. has served one year as a <br />prosecutor; or ii. has served one year as a public defender; or iii. has been trial counsel alone or <br />with other trial counsel and handled a significant portion of the trial in two criminal cases that <br />have been submitted to a jury; and c. Each attorney should be accompanied at his or her first <br />felony trial by a supervisor, or another otherwise qualified public defender. 5. Juvenile Cases - <br />Class A. Each attorney representing a juvenile accused of a Class A felony should meet the <br />following requirements: a. The minimum requirements set forth in Section 2.09.090, and b. <br />Either: i. has served one year as a prosecutor; or ii. has served one year as a public defender; or <br />iii. has been trial counsel alone of record in five juvenile Class B and Class C felony trials; and c. <br />Each attorney should be accompanied at his or her first juvenile trial by a supervisor, or another <br />otherwise qualified public defender. 6. Juvenile Cases - Classes B and C. Each attorney <br />representing a juvenile accused of a Class A or C felony should meet the following <br />requirements: a. The minimum requirements set forth in Section 2.09.090, and b. Either: i. has <br />served one year as a prosecutor; or ii. has served one year as a public defender; or iii. has been <br />trial counsel alone of record in five misdemeanor cases brought to a final resolution; and c. <br />Each attorney should be accompanied at his or her first juvenile trial by a supervisor, or another <br />otherwise qualified public defender. 7. Misdemeanor Cases. Each attorney representing a <br />defendant involved in a matter concerning a gross misdemeanor or condition of confinement, <br />should meet the requirements as outlined in Section 2.09.090. 8. Dependency Cases. Each