City of Kent v. Sandhu

247 P.3d 454 (2011)

CITY OF KENT, Appellant,

v.

Davinder S. SANDHU, Respondent.

No. 63426-7-I.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

February 7, 2011.

Michele Dianna Walker, City of Kent Law Department, Kent, WA, for Appellant.

Robert M. Leen, Attorney at Law, Woodinville, WA, for Respondent.

BECKER, J.

¶ 1 A trial court does not necessarily abuse its discretion by dismissing a criminal case when a subpoenaed trial witness fails to appear at the scheduled time. In this case, the trial had previously been rescheduled when the same witness was absent without a reasonable excuse. The judge refused…