State v. Bell

FILE THIS OPINION WAS FILED FOR RECORD AT 8 A.M. ON JULY 10, 2025 IN CLERK’S OFFICE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON JULY 10, 2025 SARAH R. PENDLETON SUPREME COURT CLERK IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) No. 103077-1 Petitioner, ) ) v. ) En Banc ) SHAWN LAMAR BELL, ) ) Respondent. ) ) Filed: July 10, 2025 JOHNSON, J.—This case concerns the proper standard of review, analysis, and remedy required where a party claims that a GR 37 violation occurred. GR 37 is a court rule that outlines the process for evaluating a party’s use of a peremptory challenge…