State v. Slone

134 P.3d 1217 (2006)

133 Wash.App. 120

STATE of Washington, Appellant,

v.

Donald Gene SLONE, Respondent.

No. 32662-1-II.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

May 23, 2006.

P. Grace Kingman, Attorney at Law, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.

Ryan Boyd Robertson, Attorney at Law, Burien, WA, for Appellant.

HUNT, J.

¶ 1 The State appeals the superior court's grant of a new trial to Donald Gene Slone, whose motion for a mistrial the district court denied following the jury's conviction for driving while under the influence of intoxicants (DUI). The State argues that there was no prejudice to Slone…