STATE v. BERUBE

No. 63579-4-I.

286 P.3d 402 (2012)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Ivory BERUBE, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

October 8, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric Broman (NBK), Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Brian McDonald (KCPA), King Co. Pros. Att., Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


ELLINGTON, J.

¶ 1 Reference to a "snitch code" in closing argument, when supported by the evidence and not accompanied by racial comments, is not prosecutorial misconduct. Nor does a prosecutor commit misconduct by arguing that the defendant tailored his account of events in response to other witnesses' testimony where the argument is based on defendant's testimony on direct examination. We reject Ivory Berube's challenges to his convictions and affirm.

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