Legal Opinion
State v. King
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 3, 1979No. 2997-2PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
Defendant Edward Lopez King challenges his conviction of second-degree murder. RCW 9A.32.050. We find no reversible error and affirm.
In March of 1977, defendant was living at the Majestic Hotel in Tacoma, Washington. Larry VanRite, the victim, and VanRite's girl friend, Cordelia Thomas, were also residents of the hotel. Defendant was acquainted with VanRite and Thomas, but had not spent very much time socializing with them. In fact, defendant's first extended contact with either of the two occurred on approximately March 16, when he permitted Thomas to hide in his room after she had been…
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