State v. Mohamed

/ F I t;E ", IN CLERKS OFFICE IUPIII!ME COURT, ST.t.TE OF WASHII«mlN DATE JUL 2 1 2ll16 ~~~~· ~ CHIEF JIJfJTICE Supreme Court Clerk IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON ) STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) No. 92261-6 ) Petitioner, ) ) EnBanc v. ) ) SAYIDEN HUSSEIN MOHAMED, ) Filed .IUL 2 i 20!6 ) Respondent. ) ______________________ ) YU, J.-This case requires us to determine whether it is permissible to impeach a hearsay declarant with his or her prior convictions under certain circumstances. ER 806 allows for impeachment of a hearsay declarant as if the declarant were a testifying witness.…