State v. Neidigh

On trial for one count of delivery of cocaine to an informant, James Neidigh denied his involvement. The State repeatedly asked him if the State’s witnesses were lying, and defense counsel did not object. Neidigh appeals his conviction, contending that prosecuto-rial misconduct and ineffective assistance deprived him of a fair trial. We affirm the conviction and also deny relief from personal restraint.

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Judy Edwards, a police informant, became engaged in conversation with Neidigh outside a bar in downtown Bell-ingham while police watched from nearby. Edwards testified at trial that when she…