State v. Hawkins

The defendant was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury in King County. He had been charged originally in Chelan County, where the death occurred, but was granted a new trial and a change of venue because of prejudicial publicity. At the conclusion of this second trial in King County, he moved again for a new trial, this time on the ground of alleged misconduct of a juror.

In support of this motion, the defendant offered affidavits of his attorneys, of a spectator at the trial, and of one of the jurors. The juror’s affidavit showed that one of his fellow jurors, Leland H. LaFollette, and the…