State v. Perez-Arellano

Ramon Perez-Arellano appeals a judgment and sentence for delivering heroin in violation of RCW 69.50-.401(a). He contends that evidentiary error and prosecutor-ial misconduct deprived him of a fair trial. We affirm.

During the afternoon of August 30, 1989, three Seattle police officers used telescopic equipment to watch activities in Victor Steinbrueck Park in the Pike Place Market area. The officers were on the 10th floor of a nearby building. Two of these officers observed a transaction which they recognized as a probable narcotics sale. They contacted plainclothes officers in the park and,…