Legal Opinion

State v. Alires

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided October 29, 1998No. 15882-9-IIIPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*933Kurtz, J.

Roy Christopher Alires was convicted of second degree burglary. He offers two reasons for reversing his conviction. First, he contends the court erred in giving an accomplice instruction. Second, he asserts he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his counsel allowed biased jurors on the jury panel.

FACTS

Mr. Alires is a Hispanic. During defense counsel’s voir dire, the following exchange took place:

Does anybody believe that Hispanics are more likely to commit crime in the Valley than other people?

Juror No. 22, shaking her head no.

Okay.

I’ve got some hands back here.

Juror…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. ThomasWashington Supreme Court · 1987
  3. State v. HoffmanWashington Supreme Court · 1991
  4. State v. BennWashington Supreme Court · 1993
  5. State v. CarothersWashington Supreme Court · 1974

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2007
  2. State v. KrugerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2003
  3. State of Washington v. Matthew Simon GaroutteCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2013
  4. State v. AliresCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1998
  5. State v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2008

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