State v. Cadena

Donworth, J. †

March 1, 1967 one Robert Ronald Perra was shot to death in a Seattle tavern. An autopsy revealed that Perra had been shot four times. Shortly after the shooting appellant was arrested near the tavern and at that time he was advised of his constitutional rights. The pistol that fired the shots was never found.

March 3, 1967 appellant was arraigned at a preliminary hearing where he was represented by his present counsel. March 5, 1967, the sister-in-law of the deceased visited appellant in jail. At a hearing held pursuant to CrR 101.20W, the sister-in-law testified that appellant…