City of Bellevue v. Redlack

The City of Bellevue appeals from an order of the King County Superior Court entered on a petition for writ of certiorari from a judgment of the Bellevue District Court. We granted discretionary review of the superior court order which affirmed the district court judgment. The District Court held that the double jeopardy clause of the fifth amendment to the federal constitution and article 1, section 9 of our state constitution barred the trial of Robert P. Redlack for driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor (DWI) after Redlack had forfeited bail on a negligent driving charge…