1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. P.2d
  4. 970 P.2d
  5. 970 P.2d 765 (1999)
 

STATE v. LOPEZ

No. 16891-3-III.

970 P.2d 765 (1999)

93 Wash.App. 619

STATE of Washington, Appellant, v. Nina L. LOPEZ, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Five.

January 21, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Hanify, Yakima County Prosecutor's Office, Deputy Prosecutor, Yakima, for Appellant.

Vito R. De La Cruz, Reno, NV, for Respondent.

Susan Anderson, Patricia Valero, Yakima, Pro Se.

SCHULTHEIS, C.J.

Fourteen-year-old Nina Lopez drove a car, rolled it and killed one of her passengers.

The State charged her with vehicular homicide. Noting that the State failed to show that Ms. Lopez's lack of a driver's license proximately caused the accident or proved reckless disregard for the safety of others, the trial court dismissed the charge in a Knapstad hearing. State v. Knapstad,

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases