Legal Opinion
State v. Rupe
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 7, 1984No. 48729-4PublishedCited by 263 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRosellini, J.
This case comes to us for direct review of defendant Mitchell E. Rupe's sentence of death. Defendant was convicted of two counts of aggravated first degree murder and two counts of first degree robbery.
By this appeal, defendant raises multiple issues relating to his conviction and to his sentence. The issues raised by defendant in respect to his conviction are:
1. Did the trial court abuse its discretion by refusing to grant a change of venue?
2. Did the trial judge err in admitting defendant's statements to police?
3. Do technical violations of RCW 9.73.090 require exclusions of defendant's…
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