STATE v. KIDD

No. 12364-5-I.

36 Wn. App. 503 (1983)

674 P.2d 674

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. RAY JOHN KIDD, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

As amended by order January 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie Kesler of Washington Appellate Defender Association, for appellant.

Norm Maleng, Prosecuting Attorney, and Ruth Robinson, Deputy, for respondent.


[As amended by order of the Court of Appeals January 18, 1984.]

DURHAM, A.C.J.

Ray John Kidd appeals his conviction of first degree arson. He contends that evidence of a prior offense was improperly admitted and that the trial court erred in denying his request for a mistrial. We affirm.

On May 14, 1982, two officers, Wanner and Stith, saw smoke coming from a holding cell in the King County Jail. They observed Kidd standing in the cell and watching...

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