Jason Fuller was charged with failure to register as a sex offender (second offense). He was charged on September 29, 2021, but arraigned and pleaded not guilty on March 7, 2022. On May 31, 2022 the State and Defense confirmed they were ready to proceed to trial on June 14th. On June 9th, the parties Read More…
Author: Jan Olson
Personal Trial Experience Involving Race-Based Juror Removal, Then Discussion of State v. Tesfasilasye 200 Wn 2d 345
I was just in a Rape of a Child 1 trial. Hung jury. Mistrial. 10-2 to acquit. “Let’s start all over again.” Jury selection is always tough. The Court wisely used a questionnaire for voir dire, and individual questioning of any juror who had particular difficulties with a RoC case. Defense peremptories focused on potential Read More…
Don’t Wait to Seek Resentencing Under The Houston-Sconiers Opinion
Michael Arnold sought to be “resentenced” under Washington Criminal Rule 7.8 and the authority of State v. Houston-Sconiers, 188 Wn 2d 1, 391 P. 3d 409/2017, which came out after Mr. Arnold was convicted of two counts of Child Molestation in the First Degree. The incident occurred between 1999-2005, during which Mr. Arnold was between Read More…