Legal Opinion
State v. Schoel
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 2, 1959No. 34572PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRosellini, J.
February 21, 1957, Warren W. Schoel was charged, by information, in Yakima county with the crime of murder in the first degree. The jury were instructed that, under the evidence, they could return one of four verdicts: (1) Guilty of murder in the first degree, (2) guilty of murder in the second degree, (3) guilty of *390manslaughter, or (4) not guilty. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree.
The trial judge granted the defendant’s motion for a new trial. The jury upon the new trial found the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree. From the judgment and…
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