Legal Opinion
State v. Lanning
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 19, 1971No. 984-41615-1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSwanson, J.
James Lanning was charged with the crime of murder in the first degree, in that he “did . . . with a premeditated design to affect the death of Mary Chapin . . . stab, cut, and wound . . . Mary Chapin, of which said mortal wounds . . . Mary Chapin . . . languished and died on November 19, 1969.”
A Skagit County jury found Lanning guilty 1 as charged, and he appeals.
At approximately 7:20 p.m. on November 19, 1969, three hunters discovered the body of Mary Chapin lying beside a mountain road in a remote portion of Skagit County, Washington. A 1956 Chevrolet automobile registered in defendant…
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