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STATE v. DYE

No. 87929-0.

309 P.3d 1192 (2013)

178 Wn.2d 541

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Timothy DYE, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington.

September 26, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jan Trasen , Attorney at Law, Nancy P. Collins Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Andrea Ruth Vitalich , King County Prosecutor's Office, Prosecuting Atty King County, King Co Pros/App Unit Supervisor Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Victoria Jane Lyons , Travis Stearns , Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defender Association.

Suzanne Lee Elliott , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington' Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Margaret Garvin , Rebecca S.t. Khalil National Crime Victim Law Institute, Portland, OR, Seth Aaron Fine , Attorney at Law, Snohomish Co Pros Ofc, Everett, WA, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of National Crime Victim Law Institute.

Seth Aaron Fine , Attorney at Law, Snohomish Co Pros Ofc, Everett, WA, Margaret Garvin , Rebecca S.t. Khalil National Crime Victim Law Institute, Portland, OR, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Courthouse Dogs Foundation.

En Banc.

WIGGINS, J.

¶ 1 This case requires us to determine whether a court may allow a witness to be accompanied by a comfort animal, here a dog, when testifying during trial. Generally, we give trial courts wide discretion to control trial proceedings, including the manner in which testimony will be presented. We recognize that some trial procedures, such as providing a child witness with a toy on the stand or shackling a defendant at trial, may risk coloring the perceptions...

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