Legal Opinion
State v. Kreck
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 20, 1975No. 43704PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHorowitz, J.
On petition of the State, review was granted of a decision of the Court of Appeals, Division Three (12 Wn. App. 748, 532 P.2d 285 (1975)), which reversed the conviction in the superior court of defendant Charles Kreck for second-degree murder, the case being tried to the court. The principal issue is whether admission of a laboratory report of a blood test as evidence under RCW 5.45 — The Uniform Business Records as Evidence Act —violates the Sixth Amendment right of confrontation.
On June 14, 1971, defendant, who was living apart from his wife, called the Spokane Police Department to request…
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