STATE v. WAITS

No. 100622-5.

520 P.3d 49 (2022)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Jason D. WAITS, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Filed: November 17, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Swift , Nielsen Koch & Grannis, PLLC, 2200 6th Ave., Ste. 1250, Seattle, WA, 98121-1820, PLLC Koch & Grannis, Attorney at Law, The Denny Building, 2200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 1250, Seattle, WA, 98121, for Petitioner.

Benjamin Curler Nichols , Asotin County Prosecutors Office, P.O. Box 220, Asotin, WA, 99402-0220, for Respondent.

Gregory Charles Link , Kate Benward , Nancy P. Collins , Washington Appellate Project, 1511 3rd Ave., Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98101-1683, Suzanne Lee Elliott , Attorney at Law, 1511 3rd Ave., Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98101-1683, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Appellate Project.


¶1 The present case concerns the constitutional consequences of a deficient trial record on appeal. Specifically, what is required of the parties in an appeal when faced with a defective or incomplete record. Pursuant to Washington's constitution, criminal defendants have the right to appeal in all cases. WASH. CONST. art. I, §...

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