Legal Opinion
State v. Roberts
Washington Supreme Court
Decided December 14, 2000No. 65512-0PublishedCited by 266 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
— Appellant Michael Kelly Roberts (Roberts) was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for the aggravated premeditated first degree murder of Elijio “Eli” Cantu (Cantu). Roberts was also convicted of first degree felony murder. Roberts appeals his convictions and sentence. We affirm Roberts’ first degree felony murder conviction, reverse Roberts’ first degree aggravated murder conviction, and vacate the sentence of death.
FACTS
In 1988, Roberts escaped from a Canadian prison, crossed the United States border, and lived as a fugitive in Washington State. Nearly two years later, Roberts was…
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