State Of Washington v. Ascencion Salgado-mendoza

¶1 — The State appeals a superior court order reversing Ascension Salgado-Mendoza’s district court jury trial conviction for driving under the influence (DUI).

*238The State argues that the superior court erred when it reversed the district court’s denial of Salgado-Mendoza’s motion to exclude a state toxicologist’s testimony for governmental mismanagement under CrRLJ 8.3(b) based on the State’s failure to comply with CrRLJ 4.7(a). Because the prosecutor failed to take reasonable steps to ensure the timely disclosure of the testifying toxicologist’s name under CrRLJ 4.7(d) and this failure forced…