State v. Martinez

FILE THIS OPINION WAS FILED FOR RECORD AT 8 A.M. ON IN CLERK’S OFFICE NOVEMBER 19, 2020 SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON NOVEMBER 19, 2020 SUSAN L. CARLSON SUPREME COURT CLERK IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON ) STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) Respondent, ) No. 97496-9 ) v. ) ) SIMON ORTIZ MARTINEZ, ) ) Petitioner. ) Filed: November 19, 2020 _______________________________) GONZÁLEZ, J.— Under our constitutions, the State bears the burden of proving the criminal charges it brings with reliable evidence. See WASH. CONST. art. I, §§ 9, 22; U.S. CONST. amend. VI. The person charged with…