State Of Washington v. Mario R Guevara-diaz

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATEOFWASHINGTON, ) NO.77811-1-I Respondent, ) DIVISION ONE ) v. ) PUBLISHED OPINION MARIO ROBERTO GUEVARA DIAZ, ) ) Appellant. ) FILED: January 27, 2020 LEACH, J. — Mario Roberto Guevara Diaz appeals his conviction for second degree rape. He contends that the trial court violated his constitutional right to a fair and impartial jury by allowing a biased juror to serve. He also claims that his trial counsel provided ineffective assistance. Before voir dire, juror 23 stated, in a juror questionnaire, that she could not be fair to both sides…