State v. Martin

Ward, J. †

The defendant was charged in justice court in the city of Moses Lake with speeding, a misdemeanor, and with the gross misdemeanor defined in RCW 46.52.020, generally referred to as the hit and run statute. He was convicted in justice court on both counts, and on appeal was again convicted on both counts in the superior court, and now appeals from the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict.

The defendant’s 14 assignments of error may be grouped for discussion as follows: (1) Error in denying defendant’s motion to suppress evidence made before the commencement of trial; (2) errors in…