STATE v. EMERY

No. 86033-5.

278 P.3d 653 (2012)

174 Wn.2d 741

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Anthony Marquise EMERY, Jr., Petitioner. State of Washington, Respondent, v. Aaron Edward Olson, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided June 14, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Valerie Marushige , Attorney at Law, Kent, WA, Lila Jane Silverstein , Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, for Petitioners.

Thomas Charles Roberts , Pierce County Prosecutor's Office, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.


FAIRHURST, J.

¶ 1 In this case, we resolve four issues that arose after Anthony Marquise Emery Jr. and Aaron Edward Olson were convicted at a joint trial of first degree kidnapping, first degree robbery, first degree rape, and first degree accomplice rape. They are (1) whether the trial court erred in denying Olson's motions to sever, and whether Emery's counsel was ineffective in failing to move for severance; (2) whether the prosecutor's statements during closing...

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