Legal Opinion
State v. Williams
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 8, 1981No. 47505-9PublishedCited by 211 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStafford, J.
A jury found petitioner Clarence Williams guilty of robbery in the first degree, kidnapping in the first degree, and murder in the first degree. The trial judge set aside the verdicts and granted petitioner a new trial on several statutory grounds. The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that none of the grounds was applicable. We affirm the Court of Appeals.
The facts were set out in detail by the Court of Appeals in State v. Williams, 27 Wn. App. 430, 618 P.2d 110 (1980), thus, we need touch only the pertinent highlights here. At about 3:50 a.m. on September 25, 1978, the 7-11 store on Beacon…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Hudson v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by211 opinions
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