CITY OF SEATTLE v. CLEWIS

No. 63509-3-I.

247 P.3d 449 (2011)

CITY OF SEATTLE, Respondent, v. Rulan CLEWIS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

February 7, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Edward Greene , Seattle City Attorney Public & Community, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Devon Carroll Knowles , Christine Anne Jackson , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.


BECKER, J.

¶ 1 A key prosecution witness twice failed to appear for trial dates in the case against appellant Rulan Clewis. Clewis challenges the continuances that were granted and other rulings related to the reluctant witness. We affirm. The trial court acted within its considerable discretion to grant a continuance that does not extend a case beyond the speedy trial deadline.

¶ 2 According to her testimony at trial, the witness called 911 on July...

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