Legal Opinion
State v. Hilton
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 27, 2011No. 26899-3-IIIPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Korsmo, A.C.J.
¶1 For the second time, a jury convicted Kevin Hilton of two counts of aggravated first degree murder in the killings of Josephine and Lawrence Ulrich. His appeal raises numerous issues, three of which we address in the published portion of this opinion. The convictions are affirmed.
BACKGROUND
¶2 Lisa Ulrich discovered her parents’ bodies in their Richland home shortly after 9:00 a.m. on March 21, 2002. Autopsies determined that they had been killed the evening before. There was no sign of forced entry. Both had been shot by a .45 caliber handgun.
¶3 Five .45 caliber bullets were…
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