STATE v. DEMERY

No. 69693-4.

30 P.3d 1278 (2001)

144 Wash.2d 753

STATE of Washington, Petitioner, v. Kenneth L. DEMERY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided September 13, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald Horne, Pierce County Prosecutor, Michael Sommerfeld, Deputy County Prosecutor, Barbara L. Corey-Boulet, Deputy County Prosecutor, for Petitioner.

Department of Assigned Counsel, Dino G. Sepe, Patricia Anne Pethick, Tacoma, for Respondent.


OWENS, J.

In this appeal, we must decide whether statements made by police officers during a taped interview accusing the suspect of lying constitute impermissible opinion testimony. The police commonly use this interview technique to determine whether a defendant will change her story during an interview. The defendant was charged with one count of robbery and three counts of kidnapping. The trial court denied the defendant...

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