Washington Supreme Court· 10/7/1999

State v. Elmore

Citations

139 Wash. 2d 250
985 P.2d 289
1999 Wash. LEXIS 640

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holding erroneous shackling on first day of voir dire harmless where defendant was not shackled during trial
holding erroneous shackling on first day of voir dire harmless where defendant was not shackled during trial
stating “[a] claim of unconstitutional shackling is subject to a harmless error analysis”
discussing State v. Castellanos, 132 Wn.2d 94, 935 P.2d 1353 (1997)
where victim was murdered to prevent her from disclosing prior molestation, that molestation was res gestae evidence explaining the events surrounding the crime
\[W]e consider the circumstances of the crime along with any mitigating factors and determine whether a rational jury could have concluded the mitigating circumstances do not outweigh the circumstances of the crime.\

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Judges: Sanders, Talmadge

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