State v. Rodriguez

¶1 State v. Jaime, 168 Wn.2d 857, 866, 233 P.3d 554 (2010) holds that conducting a trial in a jail courtroom is inherently prejudicial and warranted only if a careful analysis of specific risks presented by a given case supports a conclusion that the security measure is necessary to further an essential state interest. Out of concern for a risk of gang violence, Michael Rodriguez was tried in a courtroom located in the basement of the Yakima County jail on charges of accomplice to first degree murder, unlawfully possessing a firearm, and tampering with a witness. After being convicted on all…