Legal Opinion
City of Bremerton v. Corbett
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 21, 1986No. 52272-3PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*571Brachtenbach, J.
The City of Bremerton charged the petitioners, Mary A. Carr, Kim Duane Lebeda, and Sherrie G. Burkhart, with driving while intoxicated. RCW 46.61-.502. Jack Corbett was charged with being in actual physical control of a vehicle while intoxicated. RCW 46.61.504. The charges arose from separate incidents.
The municipal court dismissed each charge. Relying upon State v. Hamrick, 19 Wn. App. 417, 576 P.2d 912 (1978), the court held that the City had not proved the corpus delicti thereby precluding the admission of any confession or admission. The Superior Court affirmed. The Court…
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