State v. Costello

59 Wn.2d 325 (1962)

367 P.2d 816

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant,

v.

JOHN FRANCIS COSTELLO, Respondent.[*]

No. 35489.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 11, 1962.

Charles O. Carroll and James D. Burns, for appellant.

John F. Evich and Joseph D. Holmes, for respondent.

OTT, J.

November 9, 1958, John Francis Costello was operating his automobile in a northerly direction upon 16th Avenue Southwest in Seattle, when he struck and mortally wounded Charles W. Johnson, a pedestrian crossing the street at a place other than a pedestrian intersection. Costello was charged with the crime of…