State v. Haugland

Andersen, J.—

Facts Of Case

It is uncontroverted that the victim in this case, a 16-year-old young woman, was severely beaten and burned and then left on a back road in Skagit County during the early morning hours of October 1, 1974. We must nevertheless detail some of the facts of the case in order to resolve the legal issues here presented.

Medical testimony and police photographs established that the victim had been extensively beaten on various parts of her body, particularly about the head. These injuries caused her to bleed from and about the eyelids, ears, and from the eyeballs…