Legal Opinion
State v. Pineda
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 28, 2000No. 23783-1-IIPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorgan, J.
The trial court dismissed a second degree manslaughter charge because the State could not prove corpus delicti. We affirm.
In early 1998, Kelly and Salvador Pineda lived in Bremerton with their two-year-old son, Angelo. On February 22, 1998, they had a daughter, Amber. Thereafter, Kelly, Salvador, Angelo and Amber shared the same bed, a futon.
Salvador worked the 4 p.m. to midnight shift at a Seattle restaurant. Kelly generally waited up for him, “dressed *67nice,” according to his later testimony.1 Once he was home, they would retire together.
On the morning of March 2, 1998, Kelly and Salvador…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Young v. Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1989
- State v. RileyWashington Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. VangerpenWashington Supreme Court · 1995
- Hollis v. Garwall, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 1999
- Herron v. Tribune Publishing Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1987
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3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. PinedaCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2000
- State v. GreenCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2014
- Martini v. StateCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2004
- State v. McPheeCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2010
- State v. McPheeCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2010
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