Legal Opinion
State v. Aiken
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 26, 1967No. 38592, 38629PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHunter, J.
This is an appeal from the conviction of the defendants (appellants), Antonio N. Wheat and Arthur N. Aiken, on three counts of murder in the first degree, while the defendants were engaged in committing, attempting to commit, or withdrawing from the scene of a robbery. The death penalty was imposed by a special verdict of the jury.
Wheat and Aiken were airmen 3rd class in the United States Air Force, stationed at Paine Field near Everett, Washington, at the time of the commission of the homicides with which they were charged. Both are Negroes and were 20 and 19 years of age, respectively.…
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3Cited by46 opinions
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