State v. Depaz

204 P.3d 217 (2009)

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Vasquez Jose DEPAZ, Petitioner.

No. 80574-1.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued September 16, 2008.

Decided April 2, 2009.

Eric Broman, Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

King County Prosecutor's Office, Andrea Ruth Vitalich, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

OWENS, J.

¶ 1 Vasquez Depaz challenges his conviction for child rape on the grounds that the trial court abused its discretion when it dismissed a known holdout juror. Depaz urges this court to extend its decision in State v. Elmore, 155 Wash.2d 758, 123 P.3d 72…