State v. Lord

165 P.3d 1251 (2007)

STATE of Washington, Petitioner,

v.

Brian Keith LORD, Respondent.

No. 77472-2.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued October 26, 2006.

Decided August 30, 2007.

Catherine E. Glinski, Attorney at Law, Manchester, WA, for Petitioner.

Randall Avery Sutton, Kitsap Co. Prosecutor's Office, Port Orchard, WA, for Respondent.

J.M. JOHNSON, J.

¶ 1 The right to a fair trial by an impartial jury is a foundation of our criminal justice system. Today we must decide whether the courtroom presence of lapel buttons, showing a picture of the victim, deprived the defendant of this fundamental…