Legal Opinion
State v. Eskridge
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 1961No. 26179PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonworth, J.
The history of appellant’s prosecution and conviction of murder in the first degree is long and, from a procedural standpoint, is quite involved. We shall endeavor to state in chronological order the principal court proceedings which have preceded the present status of the appeal now before us.
November, 1935 — Appellant was tried in the superior court of Spokane county for the murder of Harry J. Phillips. He was represented by court-appointed counsel.
November 13, 1935 — Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree but the jury found that the death penalty should not be imposed.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Eskridge v. Washington State Board of Prison Terms & ParolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Huber v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1917
- Newsom v. SmythSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1940
3Cited by3 opinions
- Tom Eskridge, in Re Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla, WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- State v. WellsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1972
- In RE ESKRIDGE v. RhayWashington Supreme Court · 1961