Legal Opinion
State v. Drummer
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 21, 1989No. 21917-1-IPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtForrest, J.
Wadelin Leroy Drummer appeals from his conviction of felony murder in the first degree and from his exceptional sentence of 660 months. We affirm.
On the afternoon of July 22, 1987, Norman Gould, age 63, approached his neighbors, Wadelin Leroy Drummer and Larry Drummer, and asked whether they would like to earn some money by helping him fix his van. During and after the repairs to the van, Gould and Wadelin Drummer drank. They were last seen together at 10 p.m. Another neighbor saw Gould park the van behind his house and go in the house alone.
At approximately 2 a.m., one of Wadelin's…
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