Washington Court Holds (2-1) Prosecutors Didn't Improperly "Play[] into Religious or Cultural Prejudices" in Trial of Iraqi Immigrant Husband for Murdering Wife

reason.com/volokh/2025/05/23/washington-court-holds-2-1-prosecutors-didnt-improperly-play-into-religious-or-cultural-prejudices-in-trial-of-iraqi-immigrant-husband-for-murdering-wife

Some short excerpts from yesterday's long opinion in State v. Darraji (Wash. App.), written by Judge Tracy Staab and joined by Chief Judge Robert Lawrence-Berrey:
Prosecutors are prohibited from injecting improper bias into a trial by playing into religious or cultural prejudices. But…

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