Legal Opinion
State v. Moreno
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 10, 2002No. 71452-5PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
58 P.3d 265 (2002)
147 Wash.2d 500
STATE of Washington, Respondent,
v.
Alma Christina MORENO, Petitioner.
No. 71452-5.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
Argued May 7, 2002.
Decided October 10, 2002.
Glen Prior, Fife, for Petitioner.
Gerald Horne, Pierce County Prosecutor, John Hillman, Deputy, Tacoma, for Respondent.
OWENS, J.
The main issue in this case is whether it violates the separation of powers doctrine or due process for a district court judge to call and question the state's witnesses in a traffic infraction hearing without a prosecutor present. On RALJ appeal the superior court concluded…
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