State v. Levy
Washington Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
*714¶1 Percy A. Levy seeks reversal of his convictions for first degree burglary, first degree robbery, and unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree stemming from a home invasion robbery. His primary claim is that several jury instructions constituted judicial comments on the evidence and should be deemed prejudicial per se. He also makes various pro se claims of error by the trial court and the Court of Appeals. We hold that some of the references in the jury instructions were judicial comments on the evidence but that no prejudice resulted. We also hold that the trial court erred…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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- Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
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