Legal Opinion

State v. Pietrzak

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided March 12, 2002No. 19694-1-IIIPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

41 P.3d 1240 (2002)

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Stanley Leonard PIETRZAK, Appellant.

No. 19694-1-III.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Three.

March 12, 2002.

David N. Gasch, Spokane, for Appellant.

Kevin M. Korsmo, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Spokane, for Respondent.

OPINION PUBLISHED IN PART

BROWN, A.C.J.

After his conviction in a newsworthy trial for first degree murder, Stanley L. Pietrzak, received an exceptional sentence. In the published part of this opinion, we hold for the first time that a defendant's pre-crime statements can corroborate post-crime statements for…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State v. RileyWashington Supreme Court · 1993
  2. State v. VangerpenWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Warszower v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  4. State v. AtenWashington Supreme Court · 1996
  5. City of Bremerton v. CorbettWashington Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. State v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
  2. State v. HaukCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2002
  3. State v. WitherspoonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2012
  4. State v. McPheeCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2010
  5. State v. McPheeCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2010

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