Legal Opinion
State v. Thompson
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 12, 1977No. 44197PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWright, C.J.
Defendant appeals from convictions of second-degree murder and second-degree assault.
On October 9, 1974, the body of Jan A. Cygan was discovered in a shallow grave on the Fife side of the Puyallup River near the Highway 99 bridge. The body was in a sleeping bag, with hands and feet bound. Cygan was last seen alive at defendant's house in Tacoma on or about August 7, 1974.
*520In an information filed October 11, 1974, defendant was charged with first-degree murder (RCW 9.48.030). That information was amended on November 20, 1974, to list decedent's name correctly. On January 16, 1975, with the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- United States v. Alton R. FairchildCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by51 opinions
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