STATE v. NELSON

Nos. 27000-9-III, 27026-2-III.

219 P.3d 100 (2009)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Peter S. NELSON, Appellant. State of Washington, Respondent, v. Alfredo Lee Renteria, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

October 15, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Edelblute, Scott Richard Hill, Attorney at Law, Spokane, WA, for Appellants.

Mark Erik Lindsey, Spokane County Prosecuting Attorneys, Spokane, WA, for Respondent.


SWEENEY, J.

¶ 1 We have consolidated these separate appeals for this opinion since both the essential assignments of error and the facts are the same. RAP 3.3(b). Both defendants appeal from convictions of animal fighting and operating an unlicensed private kennel. Both contend that the trial judge abused her discretion by allowing an expert from the Humane Society to express an opinion on the ultimate issue of fact, namely that the evidence showed that the defendants...

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