Court of Appeals of Washington· 10/11/1994

State v. King

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878 P.2d 466
75 Wash. App. 899

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\In Jones the court rejected the argument that `lying is an integral facet of the criminal personality.'\
court declined to give unanimity instruction “in light of the State’s avowed intention to make an election in argument”; because State ultimately failed to make such a closing-argument election, absence of Petrich instruction was error
\we explicitly adhere to the Jones rationale and require the trial court to articulate how the specific nature of the prior felony makes it one of the few offenses not involving dishonesty or false statement that nevertheless has probative value.\
court declined to give unanimity instruction \in light of the State's avowed intention to make an election in argument\; because State ultimately failed to make such a closing-argument election, absence of Petrich instruction was error
rejecting State's argument that any prior conviction has impeachment value
unanimity required in context of simple possession

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Judges: Becker, Kennedy, Scholfield

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