Court of Appeals of Washington November 25, 2002, Nos. 48501-6-I; 49228-4-I (State v. Roche)

Kennedy, J.

Soon after James Roche and Roy Sweeney were convicted and sentenced for methamphetamine possession, it became public knowledge that Michael Hoover, a chemist at the Washington State Patrol Crime Laboratory, had been self-medicating with heroin sent to the crime lab for testing purposes.