Legal Opinion
Harris v. Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 16, 1971No. 70-5213PublishedCited by 200 opinions
1Per curiam
On June 10, 1969, a bomb sent through the mail exploded in the residence of Ralph Burdick in Clark County, Washington. The explosion killed Burdick and the petitioner’s infant son, Mark Allen Harris, and seriously injured the petitioner’s estranged wife, Laila Violet Harris. The petitioner was tried in a state court for the murder of Ralph Burdick and was acquitted by a jury. He was immediately rearrested on informations charging the murder of Mark Allen Harris and the assault upon Laila Violet Harris. To these informations the petitioner entered pleas of former jeopardy and collateral…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Mercantile Nat. Bank at Dallas v. LangdeauSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State v. HarrisWashington Supreme Court · 1971
- State v. HarrisCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1970
3Cited by200 opinions
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