State v. Jackman

After a jury convicted Wilfred Pope Jack-man of first degree robbery, the trial court ordered a new trial, citing jury misconduct, newly discovered evidence and a misstatement of fact by the prosecutor during closing argument. The Court of Appeals, in an unpublished opinion, reversed the order granting a new trial and reinstated the guilty verdict. State v. Jackman, noted at 53 Wn. App. 1002 (1988). We granted Jackman's petition for review, 112 Wn.2d 1009 (1989), and now affirm the Court of Appeals.

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On August 29, 1985 at about 2 p.m., a man with a knife robbed the cashier at Roy's Grocery in…