The Washington State Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a Pierce County woman convicted of being an accomplice to murder in the 2011 death of a Lakewood man.
In a 6-3 decision, the state’s high court ruled Thursday that Kisha Fisher did not get a fair trial because a Superior Court judge did not allow her to present a so-called “affirmative defense” argument to jurors.
The ruling wipes out Fisher’s first-degree murder conviction in the death of Lenard Masten and her 29-year sentence.
Masten, 39, was shot to death outside his Lakewood apartment on Jan. 16, 2011.
Prosecutors alleged Fisher’s brother, 46-year-old Corey Trosclair, and another man were angry with Masten because they thought he’d sold them substandard street drugs. They intended to rob him to get even, court records show, and Fisher was accused of setting up a meeting between the men.