City of Tukwila v. Garrett

¶1 — The defendant maintains that pursuant to RCW 2.36.050 jury pools for trials in Tukwila Municipal Court must be composed of persons residing within the city limits of Tukwila. Because the jury pool from which his jury was drawn was not, he contends that the jury pool was selected in violation of the statute. The trial court rejected the defendant’s argument, but the superior court agreed and reversed his conviction.

¶2 The purpose of article I, section 22 of the Washington State Constitution is to guarantee a fair and random selection of jurors from the county in which a crime is alleged…