Legal Opinion
State v. Pella
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 7, 1980No. 7397-4-IPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDore, J.
Defendant appeals a conviction of intimidating a witness.
Issue
Whether the complaining party was about to be called as a witness in an official proceeding within the meaning of RCW 9A.72.110.
Facts
On November 16, 1978, the juvenile defendant told Eric Goodman, a 13-year-old juvenile, that unless Eric paid $50 to the defendant and two friends, Mark Grubbe and Allen Humphries, the defendant would tell the police that Eric started a fire in a garage. Similar threats were subsequently made by Grubbe and Humphries.
On November 18, Eric received $50 in marked bills from the Seattle Police Department…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. HoweNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
- Germaine M. Haili v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- United States v. Walter MetcalfCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- In Re CarsonWashington Supreme Court · 1975
- State v. ScherckCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1973
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. RatliffCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1987
- State v. SandersCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1992
- Frayer v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1984
- Logue v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
- State Of Washington v. Leonel GonzalezCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2018
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