State v. Haga

By jury verdicts, defendant Eric L. Haga has twice been found guilty of the premeditated murders of his wife and infant daughter. His first conviction was reversed because of trial error not relevant to this appeal. State v. Haga, 8 Wn. App. 481, 507 P.2d 159 (1973). The evidence introduced at each trial was substantially the same and is summarized in the first appeal opinion.

In his first appeal and again in this appeal, Haga has assigned as error the trial judge’s refusal to dismiss the charges against him on the ground that preaccusation delay denied him constitutionally guaranteed rights…