State v. Maupin

913 P.2d 808 (1996)

128 Wash.2d 918

The STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Thomas Edward MAUPIN, Petitioner.

No. 63006-2.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

April 4, 1996.

Paul J. Wasson, II, Spokane, for petitioner.

James Sweetser, Spokane County Prosecutor, Kevin M. Korsmo, Deputy, Spokane, for respondent.

TALMADGE, Justice.

Thomas Edward Maupin has twice been convicted for the 1988 felony murder of a six-year-old child. His first conviction was overturned by the Court of Appeals because the jury was allowed to speculate that Maupin committed a felony murder predicated upon rape when there was no…