Court of Appeals of Washington December 23, 1981, 4029-1-III (State v. Latham)

Clarke, J.

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— Defendant, James Latham, was tried and convicted by jury of arson in the first degree. Defendant appeals.

The issues presented are: Whether the court erred by (1) denying the motion in limine to exclude evidence of the defendant's prior conviction; (2) changing its unrecorded ruling that evidence of defendant's prior conviction was inadmissible after voir dire, thereby allowing