STATE v. WILLIAMSON

No. 17521-9-III.

996 P.2d 1097 (2000)

100 Wash.App. 248

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Michael Lee WILLIAMSON, Appellant.

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

April 11, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Wasson, Spokane, for Appellant.

Lauri M. Boyd, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Yakima, for Respondent.


SWEENEY, J.

In this prosecution for kidnapping and attempted first degree murder, Michael Williamson claims that he was denied a fair trial because the court allowed the State to exercise an unused peremptory challenge after the jury had been sworn and after the State's first witness had started to testify. We conclude that the ruling is subject to the abuse of discretion standard of review and that the trial court did not...

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