Legal Opinion
State v. Peerson
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 9, 1991No. 24516-3-IPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAgid, J.
The State charged Rick Melvin Peerson with two counts of first degree assault and two counts of aggravated first degree murder, alleging as the aggravating circumstance that on or about November 25, 1986, Peer-son assaulted Mack Smith and Rick Damiano and murdered Thomas Mott and Roger Fox as part of a "common scheme or plan". Peerson was convicted on all four counts. He appeals, challenging (1) the trial court's entry of judgment despite arguably inconsistent jury verdicts, (2) the sufficiency of the "to-convict" jury instructions, (3) the trial court's admission of incriminating statements…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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3Cited by35 opinions
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