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STATE v. WITHERSPOON

No. 14505-1-III.

919 P.2d 99 (1996)

82 Wash.App. 634

The STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Johnnie Will WITHERSPOON, Jr., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Four.

July 18, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory D. Sypolt, Asst. Public Defender, Spokane, for Appellant.

Larry D. Steinmetz, Deputy Prosecuting Atty., Spokane, for Respondent.

SWEENEY, Chief Judge.

The dispositive question presented in this case is whether a juror who admits being "a little bit prejudiced" because he reads in the newspapers and sees on television "a lot of black people who are dealing drugs" should have been stricken for cause. We conclude that he should have been and reverse the conviction.

FACTS

Spokane Police Officer Terry Preuninger recognized the defendant, Johnnie W. Witherspoon, Jr., on sight because...

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