Legal Opinion
State v. Mezquia
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided August 22, 2005No. 54246-0-IPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
118 P.3d 378 (2005)
STATE of Washington, Respondent,
v.
Jesus C. MEZQUIA, Appellant.
No. 54246-0-I.
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.
August 22, 2005.
Jason Saunders, Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, for Appellant.
Brian McDonald, Seattle, for Respondent.
COOK, JPT.[*]
¶ 1 Jesus Mezquia was convicted of first degree felony murder in connection with the rape and strangulation death of Mia Zapata. Because we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in excluding "other suspect" evidence regarding Zapata's former boyfriend or in admitting DNA evidence obtained in Florida…
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