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Criminal Law—Insanity Defense To First Degree Murder Charge—M'Naghten Reaffirmed, John H. Binns, Jr.
Criminal Law—Insanity Defense To First Degree Murder Charge—M'Naghten Reaffirmed, John H. Binns, Jr.
Washington Law Review
Don Anthony White, a Negro in his mid-twenties, was convicted of first degree murder by a King County jury. In State v. White, the Washington Supreme Court (three judges dissenting) affirmed the conviction and sentence which directed that the death penalty be imposed.
Criminal Law—Proximate Cause In Negligent Homicide, Gust S. Doces
Criminal Law—Proximate Cause In Negligent Homicide, Gust S. Doces
Washington Law Review
Defendant was charged with negligent homicide under RCW 46.56.0401 for causing the death of a pedestrian through the operation of a motor vehicle. The trial jury found the defendant guilty, but the trial judge entered an order arresting judgment and, in the alternative, granting a new trial. From this order the state appealed. In his trial memorandum, the judge ruled as a matter of law that the evidence was insufficient to show any causal relation between the defendant's state of intoxication and the resulting death to a pedestrian. The Washington Supreme Court in a 5-3 decision reversed and remanded with …
Criminal Law—Search Incident To An Arrest, Hayes Elder
Criminal Law—Search Incident To An Arrest, Hayes Elder
Washington Law Review
In a recent case, State v. Michaels, the Washington Supreme Court announced a new rule for search and seizure incident to an arrest: the purpose of the arrest circumscribes the area and nature of the search.
Conflict Of Laws—Statute Of Limitations; Criminal Law—Insanity—M'Naghten Rule Applied; Criminal Law—Presence Of Defendant At Trial; Civil Procedure—Motion For Involuntary Dismissal—Rule 41(B); Torts—Municipal Liability For Operation Of Fire Department;, Michael D. Garvey, Wayne Booth, Jr.
Conflict Of Laws—Statute Of Limitations; Criminal Law—Insanity—M'Naghten Rule Applied; Criminal Law—Presence Of Defendant At Trial; Civil Procedure—Motion For Involuntary Dismissal—Rule 41(B); Torts—Municipal Liability For Operation Of Fire Department;, Michael D. Garvey, Wayne Booth, Jr.
Washington Law Review
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