STATE v. COBARRUVIAS

No. 30665-8-III.

318 P.3d 784 (2014)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Mario Alan COBARRUVIAS G, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

February 20, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric J. Nielsen , Jared Berkeley Steed , Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Andrew Kelvin Miller , Benton County Prosecutors Office, Kennewick, WA, for Respondent.


KORSMO, C.J.

¶ 1 Appellant Mario Cobarruvias failed to appear for the final day of his trial after accompanying his son to the hospital. We conclude that the trial court erred in denying the defendant's motion for a new trial. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

FACTS

¶ 2 Mr. Cobarruvias eventually was charged with two counts of delivery of methamphetamine to a police informant. Both charges were alleged to have occurred in February...

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