State v. King

[As amended by order of the Court of Appeals October 11, 1994.]

Becker, J.

Jimmy Lee King appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine pursuant to the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. He claims the trial court erred when it failed to provide the jury with a unanimity instruction under State v. Petrich, 101 Wn.2d 566, 683 P.2d 173 (1984), because the State, while telling the court it would elect one of two possible acts of possession, failed to do so. We agree, and reverse. We also review the trial court’s decision to admit, as a generic "felony”, evidence of King’s 9-year-old prior…