State Of Washington v. Thomasdinh Newsome Bowman

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 73069-0-1 Respondent, CO v. CO THOMASDINH NEWSOME BOWMAN, UNPUBLISHED OPINION '' Appellant. FILED: January 23, 2017 Verellen, C.J. — Thomasdinh Bowman appeals his conviction for first degree murder. He argues that the State's peremptory challenge of Juror 5, an African- American woman, violated the equal protection clause. We conclude the trial court correctly applied the existing legal standards, and the record supports the finding of no purposeful discrimination. Bowman also argues his counsel was…