State v. Williams

Gary Lee Williams and Calvin Williams were convicted in Jefferson County District Court of unlawful possession of shellfish, in violation of WAC 220-56-040. Both brothers appealed to Superior Court, where their convictions were affirmed after a trial de novo.

They contend for the first time on appeal that the state courts lacked jurisdiction over the land on which they were arrested and that the oral waiver of a jury by their trial counsel was ineffective as a waiver of defendants' right to a jury trial. Generally, appellate courts will not review any claim of error not argued to the trial…