STATE v. ZAMORA

No. 99959-7.

512 P.3d 512 (2022)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Joseph Mario ZAMORA, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed June 30, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marie Jean Trombley , Attorney at Law, P. O. Box 829, Graham, WA, 98338-0829, for Petitioner.

Garth Louis Dano , Attorney at Law, 100 E. Broadway Ave., Moses Lake, WA, 98837-1740, Kevin James McCrae , Grant County Prosecutor's Office, 35 C St. Nw, P. O. Box 37, Ephrata, WA, 98823-0037, for Respondent.

Jessica Levin , Robert S. Chang , Melissa R. Lee , Seattle University School of Law, 901 12th Ave., Korematsu Center For Law & Equality, Seattle, WA, 98122-4411, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality.

Nancy Lynn Talner , American Civil Liberties Union of Wash., P. O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Aclu of Washington Foundation.

La Rond Baker , American Civil Liberties Union of Wash., P. O. Box 2728, Seattle, WA, 98111-2728, Brian Richard Flaherty , King County Department of Public Defense, 710 2nd Ave. Ste. 200, Seattle, WA, 98104-1703, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of King County Department of Public Defense.

Matthew Hyrum Adams , NW Immigrants Rights Project, 615 2nd Ave. Ste. 400, Seattle, WA, 98104-2244, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.

Bonnie Stern Wasser , Law Office of Bonnie Stern Wasser, P. O. Box 9758, Seattle, WA, 98109-0758, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of OneAmerica.

Prachi Vipinchandra Dave , Public Defender Association, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S. Ste. 502, Seattle, WA, 98104-2626, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Public Defender Association.

Mark Bruns Middaugh , Attorney at Law, 600 University St. Ste. 3020, Seattle, WA, 98101-4105, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Alexandria Marie Hohman , The Washington Defender Association, 110 Prefontaine Pl. S. Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98104-2626, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defender Association.


¶1 This case involves the issue of whether the prosecutor committed misconduct when, during jury selection, he repeatedly asked the potential jurors about their views on unlawful immigration, border security, undocumented immigrants, and crimes committed by undocumented immigrants. We conclude that the prosecutor's questions and...

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