Docket No. 78428-1  Facts:  Petitioner Kyle Kronich was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving while his driver’s license was suspended in the District Court for Spokane County after a trial in which a certification from the Department of Licensing that Kronich’s driver’s license was suspended was admitted into evidence.  Kronich appealed his conviction, asserting that the certification was hearsay and that its admission therefore violated his right under the 6^th Amendment to the United States Constitution to be confronted with the witnesses against him.  The Superior Court for Spokane County and the Washington Court of Appeals affirmed Kronich’s conviction. Continue reading →

Docket No. 77719-5  Facts:  Petitioner Nathan Kirkpatrick was convicted of reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle without a valid operator’s license after a trial in which a certification from the Department of Licensing that Kirkpatrick does not have a driver’s license was admitted into evidence.  Kirkpatrick appealed his conviction, asserting that the certification was hearsay and that its admission therefore violated his right under the 6^th Amendment to the United States Constitution to be confronted with the witnesses against him.  The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed Kirkpatrick’s conviction. Continue reading →

Docket No. 77706-3  Facts:  Petitioner John Coleman was convicted of two counts of child molestation arising from his alleged molestation of two children over a period of three years.  Coleman subsequently appealed his convictions, asserting that the trial court erred in failing to include a unanimity instruction in its instructions to the jury.  The Washington Court of Appeals reversed one of Coleman’s convictions but affirmed the other, holding that as the state of Washington had not emphasized specific incidents of molestation involving one of the alleged victims, a unanimous verdict on a specific criminal act was not required to convict Coleman of molesting her. Continue reading →

Docket No. 77707-1  Synopsis: Can a court award damages for injuries sustained after a continuing trespass case is filed? Continue reading →