Inadmissibility of Pleas, Offers of Pleas, and Related Statements

ER 410 INADMISSIBILITY OF PLEAS, OFFERS OF PLEAS, AND RELATED STATEMENTS (a) General. Except as otherwise provided in this rule, evidence of a plea of guilty, later withdrawn, or a plea of nolo contendere, or of an offer to plead guilty or nolo contendere to the crime charged or any other crime, or of statements made in connection with, and relevant to, any of the foregoing pleas or offers, is not admissible in any civil or criminal proceeding against the person who made the plea or offer. However, evidence of a statement made in connection with, and relevant to, a plea of guilty, later withdrawn, a plea of nolo contendere, or an offer to plead guilty or nolo contendere to the crime charged or any other crime, is admissible in a criminal proceeding for perjury or false statement if the statement was made by the defendant under oath and in the presence of counsel. This rule does not govern the admissibility of evidence of a deferred sentence imposed under RCW 3.66.067 or RCW 9.95.200-.240. (b) Statutory Offers of Compromise. Evidence of payment or an offer or agreement to pay (i) to compromise a misdemeanor pursuant to chapter 10.22 RCW, or (ii) for a liability described in RCW 4.24.230, shall not be admissible in any civil or criminal proceeding. [Adopted effective April 2, 1979. Amended effective September 1, 2008.] [Deleted effective September 1, 2006.] Comment 410