Legal Opinion
State v. Whiteman
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 18, 1979No. 3261-2PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtSoule, J.
Defendant was charged with, and convicted of, grand larceny by possession under RCW 9.54.010 and
*3549.54.090.1 He appeals, assigning as error a statement by the trial judge which he asserts had the effect of coercing the jury to reach a verdict. We find the defendant's contention to be without merit.
The words urged as being coercive are:
Good news and bad news. The good news is that you are not going to have to come back Tuesday. Guess what the bad news is. We are going to finish this tonight. This will save you time and save the county money and you are taxpayers, so you should by happy.
The…
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- United States v. Hayden Louis Harris, Thomas Benton HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1968
- State v. TylerWashington Supreme Court · 1970
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