State Of Washington v. M.d.

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) No. 79924-0-I ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) ) M.B.D., d.o.b. 05/02/04, ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION ) Appellant. ) ) VERELLEN, J. — All witnesses are presumed competent to testify, and a party challenging the competence of a child witness must establish a compelling reason to rebut this presumption. Because M.D. fails to rebut the presumption of competence, the court did not abuse its discretion by letting A.K. testify. A court also has considerable discretion when weighing the Ryan1 factors and deciding to admit…