STATE v. CLASSEN

No. 35240-1-II.

176 P.3d 582 (2008)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. James Norman CLASSEN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

February 5, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark W. Muenster, Attorney at Law, Vancouver, WA, for Appellant.

Michael C. Kinnie, Attorney at Law, Vancouver, WA, for Respondent.


HUNT, J.

¶ 1 James Classen appeals his conviction for first degree murder of his wife. He argues that (1) the trial court improperly limited his cross examination of State expert witness Dr. Barry Ward about a conversation Ward allegedly had with Classen's son concerning the degree of murder Ward believed was appropriate; (2) testimony about his (Classen's) pretrial behavior while in custody violated his right to a fair trial; (3) the prosecutor committed misconduct...

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