Legal Opinion
State v. Stenson
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 24, 1997No. 61965-4PublishedCited by 601 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGuy, J.
Darold R. Stenson appeals his sentence of death and the underlying convictions for the murders of his wife and his business associate.
FACTS
On March 25, 1993, Darold (D.J.) Stenson and his wife, Denise Stenson, were living with their three young children on property they called Dakota Farms, which was their residence and the site of their business raising exotic birds. At 4:00 a.m., Stenson called "911” and stated: "this is D.J. Stenson at Dakota Farms. . . . Frank has just shot my wife, and himself, I think.”
Law enforcement personnel arrived at Dakota Farms within several minutes. Stenson met…
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