0:20 → 1:05(45s)
Chief Justice opened the session, announced the date and that two cases would be heard, named the first case as State v. Sean Lamar Bell, and allocated time: petitioner counsel (Britta Halverson) 13 minutes, respondent counsel (Monique Mystery) 20 minutes, rebuttal 7 minutes. Noted Justice Weitner was joining remotely.
The Washington State Supreme Court heard oral arguments in State v. Sean Lamar Bell on whether a peremptory strike based on a prospective juror's statement that he "wasn't paying attention" required advance notice under GR 37 and whether the strike could be reviewed under the rule's objective-observer standard. Counsel debated notice timing, how to interpret the juror's statement, and whether de novo review applies; the court recessed after argument.
