STATE v. EASTER

No. 63423-8.

922 P.2d 1285 (1996)

130 Wash.2d 228

The STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Patrick EASTER, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided September 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Dixon, Christopher H. Gibson, and Nielsen & Acosta, Eric Nielsen, Seattle, for Petitioner.

Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, Gregory Jackson, Cynthia Gannett, Theresa Fricke, Deputies, Seattle, for Respondent.


TALMADGE, Justice.

Patrick Easter was involved in a serious automobile accident in which he and four others were injured. Prior to his arrest, Easter chose not to answer a police officer's questions as to what happened and whether he had been drinking. At trial, despite a pretrial order preventing any questions by the State on Easter's alleged evasiveness in response to the officer's questions, the officer was permitted to testify as to Easter's pre-arrest silence...

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