CITY OF TUKWILA v. GARRETT

No. 81067-2.

196 P.3d 681 (2008)

CITY OF TUKWILA, Petitioner, v. Kellas William GARRETT, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided November 26, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Kenyon, Kenyon Disend PLLC, Issaquah, WA, for Petitioner.

Robert Charles Boruchowitz, Ronald A. Peterson Law Clinic, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


MADSEN, J.

¶ 1 The defendant maintains that pursuant to RCW 2.36.050 jury pools for trials in Tukwila Municipal Court must be composed of persons residing within the city limits of Tukwila. Because the jury pool from which his jury was drawn was not, he contends that the jury pool was selected in violation of the statute. The trial court rejected the defendant's argument, but the superior court agreed and reversed his conviction.

¶ 2 The purpose...

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