STATE v. CHAPMAN

No. 17787-4-III.

991 P.2d 126 (2000)

98 Wash.App. 888

STATE of Washington, Petitioner, v. Jeffrey L. CHAPMAN, Respondent and Cross-Petitioner.

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

January 18, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian C. O'Brien, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Spokane, for Petitioner.

William R. Norton, Assistant Public Defender, Spokane, for Respondent.


SCHULTHEIS, J.

Certified copies of public records are admissible evidence in Washington courts. RCW 5.44.040. At Jeffrey Chapman's district court bench trial on a charge of second degree driving with a suspended license, the court admitted two documents into evidence: a signed certification prepared for trial, containing Mr. Chapman's driving record, and a copy of his 1996 order of revocation. The superior court reversed his conviction and remanded, citing State...

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