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STATE v. PETERSEN

No. 33191.

47 Wn.2d 836 (1955)

289 P.2d 1013

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. ARMIDA DOROTHY PETERSEN et al., Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

November 17, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles O. Carroll, Wm. H. Simmons, and Laurence D. Regal, for appellant.

Charles M. Stokes, for respondents.

FINLEY, J.

By an information filed on June 16, 1954, defendants were charged with the crime of manslaughter. The information alleges that they caused the death of their fifty-eight day old child by starvation and parental neglect. When arraigned, both defendants entered pleas of not guilty.

On October 29, 1954, defendant wife filed a petition in the superior court, requesting that the King county coroner be ordered...

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