Legal Opinion
State v. Roth
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 21, 1981No. 8488-7-IPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCorbett, J.
— Defendant appeals his conviction of first degree murder. There are eight assignments of error.
The State presented evidence that in August 1977, the defendant confessed to his friend, Mr. Hendershott, that he had murdered a hitchhiker. Over a period of 3 days, he related the incident in some detail, telling Hendershott that he drank beer with her behind Mariner High School, he became angered when his sexual advances were rejected, he tried to appease her by offering her a peacock feather, and then strangled her with an elastic cord he had taken from his car's trunk. He elaborated by relating…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. WanrowWashington Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. HouserWashington Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. DavisWashington Supreme Court · 1968
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- City of Kirkland v. O'ConnorCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1985
- State v. CarlowCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1986
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