421 P.3d 504

Singh v. State

Decided April 9, 2018

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Decided 2018-04-09

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Subsequent history: <p>¶ 1 Sukhjit Singh appealed the Washington State Department of Licensing's (Department) suspension of his driver's license following arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. The King County Superior Court overturned the suspension because of insufficient evidence of compliance with the statutory requirements for blood sample collection and testing. A commissioner of this court granted discretionary review as an issue of public interest. We agree that the Department's evidence failed to prove compliance with the statutory requirements and affirm the superior court's decision.</p> <p>¶ 10 Singh appealed the hearing examiner's decision to King County Superior Court. The superior court ruled that the hearing examiner's conclusion that the blood testing met all statutory requirements was not supported by substantial evidence. The superior court determined that Wehner's conclusory declaration failed to prove compliance with all statutory requirements for blood sample collection and testing. The superior court stated, "I truly think that she talks about tests, and I just think [that] I would be intellectually dishonest to say the testing includes a finding that the enzyme sample was appropriate and the anticoagulant was present with the-which really relates to the sample itself."4 The superior court concluded that the hearing examiner's reliance on this evidence to prove compliance was an error of law and reversed the Department's suspension of Singh's license.</p>

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