Legal Opinion
State v. Sterling
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 23, 1979No. 5216-1PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallow, C.J.
The defendant, Walter Lee Sterling, also known as Maurice Rice, was charged with two counts of delivering lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and one count of possessing amphetamine, all in violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. A jury found the defendant guilty of all counts and the court set sentencing for August 16, 1972. The defendant failed to appear for sentencing and a bench warrant was issued on August 18, 1972, for his arrest.
In May of 1974, the defendant was arrested in California and imprisoned there on a 1969 parole violation. A teletype message was sent from California…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Klopfer v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Smith v. HooeySupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Dickey v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Filimon Castillo Perez v. George E. Sullivan, Warden, and Attorney General, State of New MexicoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- State v. SmithMontana Supreme Court · 1983
- State v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1993
- Jones v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. BraithwaiteCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1983
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