Legal Opinion

State v. Kroll

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 16, 1976No. 44053PublishedCited by 140 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrachtenbach, J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment and sentence entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of first-degree murder. We affirm.

Defendant was convicted of murdering a 15-year-old girl after a high school football game. The girl’s nearly nude body was discovered in a wooded area near Kalama High School where she had earlier attended a football game. She was found lying on her back with her legs spread apart. Her Levi pants had been torn off, her underpants removed, and her blouse and brassiere had been pushed up over her breasts. Her head had been struck repeatedly upon some object, probably a…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. State v. AdamsWashington Supreme Court · 1969
  5. State v. HusonWashington Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by140 opinions

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