City of Kent v. Sandhu

¶1 — A trial court does not necessarily abuse its discretion by dismissing a criminal case when a subpoenaed trial witness fails to appear at the scheduled time. In this case, the trial had previously been rescheduled when *838the same witness was absent without a reasonable excuse. The judge refused to delay the trial any longer and granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss. We affirm.

¶2 Respondent Davinder S. Sandhu was charged by the city of Kent with one count of assault in the fourth degree with sexual motivation. Arraignment in Kent Municipal Court was on February 11, 2008. At Sandhu’s…