State v. Fredrick

Debora Fredrick appeals her bail jumping conviction. We hold that (1) because the knowledge element of bail jumping does not implicate the statutory affirmative defenses to bail jumping, the defenses do not unconstitutionally shift the burden to the defendant and (2) without an offer of proof of the defendant’s testimony, the record is inadequate for us to evaluate the ineffective assistance of counsel claim. We affirm.

Washington State Patrol (WSP) Trooper Kelly Kalmbach responded to a traffic collision on September 10, 2002. WSP troopers searched Fredrick’s car and found drugs,…