State of Washington v. Joyce Aspen Hoffman

FILED FEBRUARY 23, 2021 In the Office of the Clerk of Court WA State Court of Appeals, Division III IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION THREE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) No. 36851-3-III Respondent, ) ) v. ) ) JOYCE ASPEN HOFFMAN, ) OPINION PUBLISHED IN PART ) Appellant. ) SIDDOWAY, J. — In 2020, the Washington Legislature substantially modified the punishment for the crime of bail jumping with the result that for most criminal defendants, their first failure to appear at a pretrial hearing need not be a crime, and their second will be a gross misdemeanor. Joyce Hoffman,…