Legal Opinion
State v. Rafay
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 18, 2012No. Nos. 55217-1-I; 55218-0-I; 57282-2-I; 57283-1-IPublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLeach, C.J.
¶1 — Glen Sebastian Burns and Atif Ahmad Rafay appeal their convictions of three counts of aggravated murder in the first degree, based upon the murders of Rafay’s parents and sister. They argue that a complex undercover operation conducted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) coerced their confessions admitted at trial. But substantial evidence supports the trial court’s finding that these confessions were voluntary. And because the other issues presented by Burns and Rafay also do not warrant appellate relief, we affirm.1
Background
¶2 The following is a cursory summary of the facts…
2Cases cited168 opinions
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- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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- Arizona v. FulminanteSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by53 opinions
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