State v. Russell
Washington Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtStafford, J.
Petitioner, Louis Russell, asks this court to determine whether the double jeopardy clause bars retrial after a hung jury and whether on retrial the State may amend the information to charge, for the first time, second degree felony murder as an "alternative" to intentional second degree murder. We affirm the Court of Appeals in part and reverse it in part.
Initially, petitioner was charged with the premeditated first degree murder of Kenneth Hanks under RCW 9A.32-.030(l)(a). He was also charged with the attempted first degree murder of Sherry Hanks (wife of Kenneth Hanks) and with the first…
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