Legal Opinion
State v. Lane
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 4, 1989No. 55690-3PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAndersen, J.
Facts of Case
At issue in this case is whether the State of Washington has jurisdiction to try the three petitioners for aggravated first degree murder. The petitioners maintain that the State lacks jurisdiction because the victim was killed at Fort Lewis, Washington, on land held under exclusive federal jurisdiction.
*466The parcel of Pierce County land ceded to the federal government for a military reservation, and where the killing actually occurred, will be referred to herein simply as Fort Lewis.
Petitioners Jeffrey Lane, Jonathan Woods and Wayne Anderson have been charged in the Superior Court…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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