State v. Gililung: Attempted Commercial Sexual Abuse of Minor (Undercover Sting) Mr. Gililung was arrested in December 2019 as a result of an undercover operation where police posed as willing participants for sex, including a particular girl that was supposedly 16. Mr. G was found guilty of Attempted Commercial Sexual Abuse of a Minor and Read More…
Author: Jan Olson
Beware of Local Court Rules
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…
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…