Legal Opinion
State v. Harris
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 2, 1986No. 51464-0PublishedCited by 118 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolliver, C.J.
Defendant was sentenced to death on one count of aggravated first degree murder. The killing occurred pursuant to a contract; both the defendant and the person he offered to pay performed the killing. Defendant challenges the trial court's imposition of the death penalty.
Jimmy Lee Turner was found shot to death outside his home on June 14, 1984, in Tacoma, Washington. He had been shot in the head and the neck. The Tacoma Police Department (TPD) began an immediate investigation into the shooting.
Later, on the same day, defendant Harris called Sergeant Parkhurst of the TPD and asked if…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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