Legal Opinion

State v. Ellison

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided January 25, 1984No. 12236-3-IPublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDurham, C.J.

Ernest J. Ellison, a juvenile, appeals his conviction of first degree murder while armed with a deadly weapon that was also a firearm. We affirm.

On January 7, 1982, Ronald Blaha was shot twice in the head and killed while driving his cab. On January 8, fingerprints were recovered from the cab, and on April 20 and 22, the fingerprints were identified as those of George Vaughn and Ernest Ellison, respectively. On July 20, Ellison was charged with one count of premeditated murder and first degree felony murder, and Vaughn was charged with one count of second degree felony murder, to which he…

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Doyle v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Fare v. Michael C.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. State v. GreenWashington Supreme Court · 1980
  4. State v. ArndtWashington Supreme Court · 1976
  5. State v. GrisbyWashington Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by35 opinions

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  5. State v. MasseyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1990

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