Legal Opinion
State v. Cuzick
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 10, 1975No. 43416PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
Respondent Arlen Cuzick was found guilty of two counts of sodomy. He appealed, assigning error to the fact that an alternate juror was present during the deliberations of the jury that convicted him. The Court of Appeals reversed and ordered a new trial. State v. Cuzick, 11 Wn. App. 539, 524 P.2d 457 (1974). We granted the State’s petition for review to determine whether allowing an alternate juror into the jury room constitutes reversible error absent proof of prejudice to the defendant stemming therefrom. We hold that it does and affirm the Court of Appeals.
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