STATE v. BOURGEOIS

No. 64316-4.

945 P.2d 1120 (1997)

133 Wash.2d 389

STATE of Washington, Petitioner, v. Jeremiah BOURGEOIS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Reconsideration Denied December 3, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, Cynthia S. Gannett, Lee D. Yates, Theresa L. Fricke, Deputy Prosecutors, Seattle, for Petitioner.

Richard R. Tassano, Thomas M. Kummerow, Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, for Respondent.


ALEXANDER, Justice.

The principal issue before us is whether the trial court committed reversible error in permitting the State to elicit on the direct examination of several of its witnesses that they were reluctant to appear in court or were afraid to testify. We conclude that although this was error in all but one instance, it was harmless. We also conclude that several irregularities that occurred during the course of...

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