STATE v. JENNINGS

No. 99337-8.

502 P.3d 1255 (2022)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Justin Nicholas JENNINGS, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed: February 3, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennifer L. Dobson , Nielsen Koch & Grannis, PLLC, 2200 6th Ave., Ste. 1250, Seattle, WA, 98121-1820, for Petitioner(s).

Theodore Michael Cropley , Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, 930 Tacoma Ave., S. Rm. 946, Tacoma, WA, 98402-2171, for Respondent(s).

Mark Bruns Middaugh , Attorney at Law, 600 University St., Ste. 3020, Seattle, WA, 98101-4105, Thomas C. Paynter , Attorney at Law, 1001 N. State St., Apt. 203, Bellingham, WA, 98225-5080, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wa. Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.


¶ 1 Justin Jennings was convicted of felony murder and unlawful possession of a firearm for the killing of Chris Burton. At trial, the court held that a toxicology report showing Burton had methamphetamine in his system at the time of death was inadmissible because it was irrelevant and speculative. Jennings appealed, arguing the...

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