State v. Dye

FILE l~l CLERKS OFFICE 8UPREM:: L ~ Jf{T, STATE OF WASHINCJTON ~201~ IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) Respondent, ) No. 87929-0 ) v. ) En Bane ) TIMOTHY DYE, ) ) Filed -SEP 2 6 2013 Petitioner. ) ) WIGGINS, J.-This case requires us to determine whether a court may allow a witness to be accompanied by a comfort animal, here a dog, when testifying during trial. Generally, we give trial courts wide discretion to control trial proceedings, including the manner in which testimony will be presented. We recognize that some trial procedures, such as providing a…