State v. Terry

Kennard Calvin Terry appeals from his jury trial conviction and sentence for second-degree murder in connection with the death of 3-year-old Phillip An-holt.

The facts necessary to an understanding of this appeal are as follows: On September 11, 1972, King County police detectives, acting pursuant to a search warrant, unearthed the partially decomposed body of Phillip Anholt which had been buried under a patio in the backyard of appellant Terry’s residence. Terry, who had been arrested earlier, was advised of his rights and then gave a statement to police which admitted the burial of Phillip…