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STATE v. SIMMONS

No. 35937.

59 Wn.2d 381 (1962)

368 P.2d 378

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. WILLIAM H. SIMMONS, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 12, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. H. Simmons, J. Lael Simmons, and Philip R. McIntosh, for appellant.

Charles O. Carroll and Anthony Savage, Jr., for respondent.

HILL, J.

The issue here is whether a defendant convicted of assault with intent to commit rape had a fair trial.

[1] Our conclusion is that he did not. The accumulation of prejudicial incidents and misconduct, in a case where the factual issue was a very close one, tipped the scale so heavily against the defendant that any semblance of a fair trial was lost.

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