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State high court condemns former Grant Co. prosecutor’s conduct

by CHARLES H. FEATHERSTONE
Staff Writer | June 30, 2022 4:40 PM

OLYMPIA — The Washington State Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously overturned the 2017 conviction of a Moses Lake man charged with assaulting police officers, ruling that then-Grant County Prosecuting Attorney Garth Dano engaged in prosecutorial misconduct by by asking jurors their opinions of illegal immigration during jury selection.

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