Legal Opinion

State v. Slert

Washington Supreme Court

Decided September 25, 2014No. 87844-7Published

1Opinion of the Court

FILE IN CLERK'S OFFICE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON DATE SEP 2 5 2014 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) No. 87844-7 ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) EnBanc ) KENNETH LANE SLERT, ) ) Filed SEP 2 5 2014 Respondent. ) GONZALEZ, J.-Kenneth Slert has been tried and convicted three times for the murder of John Benson. His first two convictions were reversed. In his third trial, prospective jurors were given a questionnaire designed to determine if any of them had heard about the two prior trials. We are asked today to decide whether a pre-voir-dire in-chambers…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Waller v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., Riverside Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Press-Enterprise Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., County of RiversideSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. State v. Bone-ClubWashington Supreme Court · 1995

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