State v. Griffith

Henry M. Griffith was arrested, charged, and convicted of murder in the first degree for killing A. B. Davis, near Lind, Washington, on October 4, 1956. The. jury returned a special verdict’ recommending that the death penalty be imposed. On March 8, 1957, the defendant was sentenced to be hanged. This appeal followed.

The evidence reveals that A. B. Davis left his home at Lind, Washington, shortly after noon on October 4, 1956, informing his wife that he was going to make a gas delivery. That was the last time he was seen alive. When he did not return to his home, for his evening meal, as was…