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STATE v. JASPER

Nos. 85227-8, 85557-9, 85558-7.

271 P.3d 876 (2012)

174 Wn.2d 96

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Douglas Scott JASPER, Petitioner. State of Washington, Respondent, v. Laki Moimoi, Petitioner. State of Washington, Petitioner, v. Cesar Valadez Cienfuegos, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided March 15, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy P. Collins , Washington Appellate Project, Christine Anne Jackson , Kristen V. Murray , The Defender Association, Jerry Lincoln Taylor Jr. , James Morrissey Whisman , King County Prosecutor's Office, Seattle, WA, for Petitioners.

Eric Broman , Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, James Morrissey Whisman , Jerry Lincoln Taylor Jr. , Jennifer H.S. Atchison, Peter David Lewicki , King County Prosecutor's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.

Suzanne Lee Elliott , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, amicus counsel for Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Travis Stearns , Washington Defender Association, amicus counsel for Washington Defender Association.

STEPHENS, J.

¶ 1 The principal issue in these consolidated cases is whether certifications attesting to the existence or nonexistence of public records are testimonial statements subject to the demands of the confrontation clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Prior to the United States Supreme Court's decision in Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, 557 U.S. 305, 129 S.Ct. 2527, 174 L.Ed.2d 314 ...

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