State v. Chavez

Webster, A.C.J.

Arturo Roma Chavez pleaded guilty to one count of a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, RCW 69.50.401(a). The trial court determined Chavez's sentence based in part on prior Oregon convictions under a number of abases. Chavez asserts that the trial court erred in holding that the State proved prima facie that he was the person named in the Oregon convictions. He also asserts that the trial court erred in shifting to him the burden of rebutting the identification by declaring under oath that he was not the person named in the prior convictions. We affirm.

Facts

Chav…