Legal Opinion
State v. Dickenson
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 22, 1987No. 17708-7-IPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWebster, J.
Appellant Keith Marvin Dickenson appeals his judgment and sentence entered after a jury found him guilty of murder in the second degree (RCW 9A.32.050). Dickenson contends that the court erred by disallowing impeachment evidence of a State's key witness during cross examination. Finding that the impeachment evidence was improperly suppressed but that there was overwhelming evidence to convict Dickenson without the key witness's testimony, we affirm.
Facts
On August 25,1985, police found the body of Ed Howard lying next to the couch in the living room of his apartment. His small detached…
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