Legal Opinion
State v. Summers
Washington Supreme Court
Decided February 18, 1993No. 58883-0PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Petitioner Arthur Hinton Summers seeks review of a decision of the Court of Appeals, Division One, which affirmed his 1989 conviction for violation of RCW 9.41.040, the Uniform Firearms Act, based on a 1976 predicate conviction of manslaughter in the first degree. He claims that the 1976 conviction was constitutionally invalid because the trial court failed to instruct the jury that the State bears the burden of proof upon a claim of self-defense; and that as a consequence of this failure, one element of RCW 9.41.040 is constitutionally invalid under 1977 1 and 1983 2 decisions of this court.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Teague v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Griffith v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by21 opinions
- United States v. Thomas Stanko MarksCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
- State v. ReedCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1997
- In re the Personal Restraint of HaghighiWashington Supreme Court · 2013
- State v. SemakulaCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1997
- State v. GarciaCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2001
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