State Of Washington v. James Swanson Rocha

Filed Washington State Court of Appeals Division Two March 16, 2021 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION II STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 53654-4-II Respondent, v. JAMES SWANSON ROCHA, UNPUBLISHED OPINION Appellant. CRUSER, J. — James Rocha appeals his bail jumping conviction. Rocha argues that the trial court violated his constitutional right to present a defense by excluding evidence that showed he was at the district court the same morning he failed to appear for a hearing at the superior court. We hold that the trial court did not violate Rocha’s constitutional right to…