State v. Whelchel
Washington Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtAndersen, J.
Facts of Case
At issue in this case is whether the first degree murder conviction of the defendant, Stephen C. Whelchel, should be reversed because the trial court admitted into evidence tape-recorded statements made by two codefendants who refused to testify at his trial. We affirm the defendant's conviction, but on a different basis than did the Court of Appeals in its unpublished opinion in this case.1
On October 15, 1986, one Robert Niverson told the Grant County Sheriff that a body was buried by Moses Lake. Officers discovered the body of Emargo McKee later that day. She had been stabbed…
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2Cases cited28 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Idaho v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Lee v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- State v. GunwallWashington Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. GuloyWashington Supreme Court · 1985
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3Cited by73 opinions
- State v. RussellWashington Supreme Court · 1994
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- State v. RobertsWashington Supreme Court · 2000
- State v. EasterWashington Supreme Court · 1996
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