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STATE v. ORTIZ

No. 18541-5-II.

911 P.2d 411 (1996)

80 Wash.App. 746

The STATE of Washington, Appellant, v. Jose ORTIZ, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

March 1, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernardean Broadous, Thurston County Pros. Office, Olympia, for Appellant.

Frederick Dee Gentry, Bean & Gentry, Olympia, for Respondent.

SEINFELD, Chief Judge.

A district court jury convicted Jose Ortiz of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. A superior court judge later dismissed the conviction concluding that the charging citation was constitutionally defective because it failed to state that Ortiz had a blood alcohol level in excess of permissible limits. We hold that the constitution does not require a reference to the driver's blood alcohol level in the citation. Thus, we...

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