State v. Smith

FILE THIS OPINION WAS FILED FOR RECORD AT 8 A.M. ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 IN CLERK’S OFFICE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WASHINGTON SARAH R. PENDLETON SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 ACTING SUPREME COURT CLERK IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 102402-9 Petitioner, v. EN BANC NATHAN SCOTT SMITH, Respondent. Filed: September 12, 2024 STEPHENS, J.— Every person accused of a crime has the right to be tried by an impartial jury. U.S. CONST. amend. VI.; WASH CONST. art. 1, § 22. To safeguard this right, judges must remove jurors for cause when the jurors cannot fairly decide a…