State v. Adamo

The defendant has twice been convicted on the charge of murder. On his appeal from the first conviction we reversed the sentence and directed a new trial. State v. Adamo, 120 Wash. 268, 207 Pac. 7. At a second trial he was again convicted, and has again appealed. Sufficient of the facts necessary to the consideration of the questions now raised may be found in our previous opinion.

The first assignment of error grows out of the following facts: During the trial and after the jury had been made up and some of the testimony introduced, the bailiff in charge of the jury found on the floor of the…