STATE v. WILSON

No. 36202-0-I.

922 P.2d 188 (1996)

83 Wash.App. 546

The STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Benjamin WILSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

September 9, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lindsay Brown and Nielsen & Acosta, Seattle; Constance M. Krontz of Washington Appellate Defender Association, for Appellant.

Sarah M. Roberts, King County Pros. Atty. Office, Seattle, for Respondent.


ELLINGTON, Judge.

Benjamin Wilson was caught in a police "buy-bust" operation and convicted of delivering a controlled substance. His appeal requires us to determine whether the court improperly admitted two prior felonies. We find that admission of the priors was error, but was harmless in light of Wilson's implausible testimony and the State's overwhelming evidence. Wilson also argues that the cocaine was improperly admitted, alleging evidence tampering and a break...

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