Legal Opinion
State v. Riley
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 17, 1978No. 2455-2PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
Defendant Benjamin Jesse Riley appeals from his conviction of first-degree murder of Diane Rasmussen, first-degree assault of Debra Rasmussen, first-degree murder of Susan Jean Smith and second-degree murder of Sharon Kay Vinson. We affirm.
On the evening of February 3, 1976, around 10:15 p.m., the Tacoma police responded to a call reporting a serious assault on two women at a local apartment complex at 3015 North Highland. When the officers arrived at the scene, they discovered two sisters, Diane and Debra Rasmussen, both of whom had been stabbed several times. While they received medical…
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