OWENS, J.
The main issue in this case is whether it violates the separation of powers doctrine or due process for a district court judge to call and question the state's witnesses in a traffic infraction hearing without a prosecutor present. On RALJ appeal the superior court concluded that it did not. We conclude that we have jurisdiction to hear the case and affirm.
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On October 23, 1999, Washington State Patrol Trooper Tina McManus stopped...
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