City of Seattle v. Erickson

This opinion was filed for record at. 8~00 ~ onJ IA~ ~) 1,oJ'/ Cl&r-ci.&~ SUSAN L. CARLSON SUPREME COURT CLERK IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON CITY OF SEATTLE, ) ) Respondent, ) No. 93408-8 ) V. ) En Banc ) MATTHEW ALEX ERICKSON, ) ) Filed - -JUL -- 6 2017 O- ---- Petitioner. ) __________ ) OWENS, J. - In 2013, Matthew Erickson, a black man, was charged in Seattle Municipal Court with unlawful use of a weapon and resisting arrest. After voir dire, the city of Seattle (City) exercised a peremptory challenge against the only black juror on the jury panel. After the jury was…