State v. Jones
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the CourtSwanson, J.
—Clell Jones appeals a judgment and sentence entered upon his conviction by a jury of first-degree murder. His principal contentions on appeal are that the trial court erred in (1) declaring a mistrial in violation of the double jeopardy clause, (2) permitting the information *3against Jones to be amended, and (3) allowing a statement to be admitted into evidence under the excited utterance exception to the hearsay rule. We affirm.
Jones was originally charged with second-degree murder, RCW 9A.32.050(l)(a), but after the jury was impaneled and sworn, the State discovered new evidence and moved…
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- State v. JamesWashington Supreme Court · 1987
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