Legal Opinion
State v. Stevenson
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 18, 1989No. 12524-2-IIPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
Sean Stevenson appeals from his convictions of twp counts of first degree murder and one count of aggravated first degree murder, contending that the State conducted an illegal search and seizure and failed to preserve evidence, that the trial court erred in declining juvenile jurisdiction, and that his sentence was both improperly excessive and cruel and unusual. We affirm.
The charges were based on the January 1, 1987, murders of James Butler, Margaret Butler and Amy Stevenson, Stevenson's stepfather, mother and sister. Each victim was shot in the head at close range with a high-powered…
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