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Trial and Conviction in Washington Jailhouse Courtroom Overturned

by Mike Rigby

On May 27, 2010, the Washington State Supreme Court, sitting en banc, held that a trial and subsequent conviction that took place in a jailhouse courtroom violated the defendant's right to due process by eroding the presumption of innocence.

Defendant James Frank Jaime was charged with second ...

 

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