State v. Ashurst

—Kirsten Ashurst was convicted of forgery in King County Superior Court, Juvenile Division. She appeals her conviction on two grounds: First, she contends that the court improperly admitted, in the absence of independent corroborating evidence of the crime of forgery, (1) her written confession, and (2) out-of-court statements made by Ashurst to an acquaintance of hers. Second, she contends that the court erred in admitting hearsay statements written on the back of a canceled check.

Ashurst was charged with forging a check which was cashed at a grocery store. Over defense counsel's objection…