Legal Opinion

State v. Renfro

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1982No. 47652-7PublishedCited by 100 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDolliver, J.

Defendant Renfro was convicted by a jury of the first degree murder of a prostitute. We agree with the Court of Appeals (State v. Renfro, 28 Wn. App. 248, 622 P.2d 1295 (1981)), that no error was committed and *904affirm the conviction.

Five issues are before us on appeal: (1) Did the trial court err in admitting the results of a stipulated polygraph test; (2) if the results of the polygraph test are found to be admissible, did the court then err by failing to give the jury limiting instructions; (3) did the court err in allowing the prosecution to use the defendant's prior conviction for rape for…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Morris W. Gordon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
  2. State v. ValdezArizona Supreme Court · 1962
  3. State v. AlexisWashington Supreme Court · 1981
  4. State v. DeanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
  5. United States v. Albert PucoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971

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3Cited by100 opinions

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