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- Title: Washington V. Bright
- Author : Division Three, Panel Four Court of Appeals of Washington
- Release Date : January 31, 1995
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
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SCHULTHEIS, J. --After his first trial ended with a hung jury, a second jury found Fred Bright guilty as charged on two counts of first degree rape. He appeals, contending (1) there was insufficient proof that he used or threatened to use a deadly weapon, (2) the court's instructions to the jury were inaccurate, (3) failure to instruct the jury on third degree rape was error, (4) the court erred in admitting and withdrawing certain evidence, (5) prosecutorial misconduct deprived him of a fair trial, (6) as did the accumulation of errors, and (7) he was denied effective assistance of counsel. Mr. Bright also contends Washington's constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy should be interpreted to bar retrial when insufficient evidence in a criminal trial results in a mistrial by hung jury. We reverse.