State Of Washington v. Dean Imokawa

Filed Washington State Court of Appeals Division Two July 24, 2018 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION II STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 49995-9-II Respondent, v. DEAN MASAO IMOKAWA, PUBLISHED OPINION Appellant. SUTTON, J. — Dean M. Imokawa appeals his convictions for vehicular homicide and vehicular assault. Imokawa argues that due process requires that the trial court instruct the jury that the State bears the burden to prove the absence of a superseding cause. Because the existence of a superseding cause negates the essential element of proximate cause, we hold that due…