Legal Opinion

State v. Barton

Washington Supreme Court

Decided May 29, 1980No. 45539Published

1Opinion of the Court

93 Wn.2d 615 (1980)

611 P.2d 789

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent,

v.

THOMAS J. BARTON, JR., Petitioner.

No. 45539.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 29, 1980.

Edward B. Critchlow, Richard M. Knoeber, and Critchlow, Williams, Ryals & Schuster, for petitioner.

Curtis Ludwig, Prosecuting Attorney, for respondent.

BRACHTENBACH, J.

Defendant was charged with second-degree murder as a result of a shooting which followed an altercation between the occupants of two motor vehicles. After trial on the charge, the jury was unable to reach a verdict and a mistrial was declared. A new trial was…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Linkletter v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. United States v. EwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Halliday v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. State v. StrikerWashington Supreme Court · 1976
  5. Wood v. MorrisWashington Supreme Court · 1976

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