Legal Opinion
State v. Jaime
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 27, 2010No. 82008-2PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
¶1 This case comes before the court on direct review. James Frank Jaime was charged with one *860count of second degree murder. He was tried in front of a jury in a jailhouse courtroom and convicted. We are asked to consider whether holding Jaime’s trial in a jailhouse courtroom violated his right to due process by eroding the presumption of innocence. We hold that it did and reverse Jaime’s conviction and remand for a new trial.1
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶2 On the night of December 27, 2005, Ignacio Ornales was shot and killed in Yakima during an apparent drug deal. Jaime was arrested for the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Illinois v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Estes v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Holbrook v. FlynnSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Craig v. HarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1947
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3Cited by28 opinions
- State v. DyeWashington Supreme Court · 2013
- State v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2012
- Lilly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2012
- State v. SchiermanWashington Supreme Court · 2015
- State v. RodriguezCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2011
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