STATE v. GENTRY

No. 58415-0.

125 Wn.2d 570 (1995)

888 P.2d 1105

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. JONATHAN LEE GENTRY, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Amended January 25, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Lee Gentry, pro se; Nance, Iaria & Gombiner, Robert H. Gombiner, and Michael Iaria; Frederick D. Leatherman, Jr., for appellant.

Russell D. Hauge, Prosecuting Attorney, and Brian T. Moran, Pamela B. Loginsky, and Donald J. Porter, Deputies, for respondent.

Gregory J. Wrenn on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington Foundation and Lawrance A. Edwards on behalf of Loren Miller Bar Association, amici curiae for appellant.

Jeff Ellis of Seattle-King County Public Defender Association on behalf of Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation, amicus curiae for appellant.

Seth Aaron Fine on behalf of Friends of Diane and Families and Friends of Violent Crime Victims, amicus curiae for respondent.

Mark A. Panitch on behalf of National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children, amicus curiae for respondent.

Christine O. Gregoire, Attorney General, and Leslie V. Johnson, Assistant, amicus curiae for respondent.


[Justice Utter's dissent amended January 25, 1995.]

ANDERSEN, C.J.

FACTS OF CASE

Defendant Jonathan Lee Gentry appeals his conviction and death sentence for the murder of a 12-year-old girl in Kitsap County.

The following is a summary of the facts that were developed during the 6-week trial and approximately 8 weeks of hearings on related motions. The facts pertinent to each issue raised by the...

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