Legal Opinion
State v. Cotten
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 7, 1994No. 15611-3-II. 15648-2-IIPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, J.
Bryan Wilson Cotten appeals his convictions of one count of first degree murder and one count of second degree assault. He contends that the trial court erred in: (1) denying his motion to suppress a shotgun seized from the house of his codefendant, Louis Baldassari; (2) denying his motion to sever the second degree assault charge from the charge of first degree murder; (3) denying his motion to sever his trial from that of Baldassari; (4) admitting hearsay evidence; and (5) denying his motion to dismiss the second degree assault charge for what he claims was the State’s destruction of…
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