State v. Jones

—Defendant Melvin Earl Jones appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of first-degree murder. This appeal alleges numerous errors in the retrial held following our reversal of Jones' original conviction. State v. Jones, 19 Wn. App. 850, 578 P.2d 71 (1978). We affirm.

The victim in this case died as a result of strangulation that occurred during or shortly after a forcible sexual assault. The only substantive jury question was identification. At trial Jones attempted to establish an alibi for the evening of the murder. Secondarily, he sought to demonstrate that investigating officers…