State v. Monroe

Steven Monroe appeals a judgment of second degree burglary and, in each of the two consolidated cases, the imposition of a victim penalty assessment, arguing the trial court erred in inviting jurors to submit written questions to witnesses and in imposing a victim penalty assessment when he had no ability to pay. We affirm.

Facts

In June 1989, Seattle Police Officer Andrew Norton investigated a burglary at the home of Charlotte and Leslie Davis. Norton obtained six fingerprints on the front and back of broken glass from a basement window, all of which matched those of the accused. Monroe was…