My question involves traffic court in the State of: Washington, city of Seattle

I'm debating on whether or not I should subpoena the officer that issued the citation for the upcoming contested hearing of my case. The city's case solely depends on the officer's sworn word (no SMD or anything), so the sole reason I'm considering having the officer there is to get the case dismissed for the officer not showing up and not because I think the officer's testimony will help. Should the officer show up, I'll try to get the judge to go for a mitigated hearing since the case seems pretty slam dunk for them.

I'm curious if anyone can comment on SPD's track record for showing up at hearings. This is not a parking infraction. Looking at SPD's employee conduct, it seems like a fairly serious issue for an officer to not appear at a hearing.


Also, SMCLIR 3.1 seems to stack the deck against me:
The court may continue the hearing upon receipt of such a demand to assure the officer's presence, upon written notice to the defendant.
Does this mean that SPD and/or the courts can effectively reschedule the hearing because the original date posed a conflict for the officer?

Both this subpoena and discovery (for which I have not yet filed) are due later this week.