Legal Opinion

State v. Harris

Washington Supreme Court

Decided February 4, 1971No. 41563PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtNeill, J.

Defendant Arnold Maxwell Harris is charged with first-degree murder for the killing of Mark Allen Harris, the son of his estranged wife, and assault upon his estranged wife, Laila Violet Harris. In a prior prosecution, a jury found this defendant not guilty of the murder of Ralph Burdick, the paramour of defendant’s estranged wife. The three victims named in the prior and present charges were injured, two fatally, by the explosion of a bomb which had been mailed to Mr. Burdick.

The defendant moved to dismiss the present information asserting prior acquittal, double jeopardy and collateral…

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2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. Sealfon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. State v. BartonWashington Supreme Court · 1940

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CampanaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Harris v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Currier v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2018
  4. State v. HarrisonWashington Supreme Court · 2003
  5. State v. TiliWashington Supreme Court · 2003

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