STATE v. SULLIVAN

No. 36114.

60 Wn.2d 214 (1962)

373 P.2d 474

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. IRENE SULLIVAN, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

July 12, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley L. Conroy, for appellant.

Arnold R. Zempel and Jack N. Bishop, for respondent.


WEAVER, J.

A jury found Mrs. Irene Sullivan guilty of murder in the first degree. She appeals from a judgment and sentence committing her to the state penitentiary for the remainder of her natural life.

Two days after defendant's husband purportedly went fishing, she reported him missing. January 19, 1961, some four weeks later, Mr. Sullivan's body and fishing gear were exhumed by members of the Snohomish county sheriff's office from a flower bed on land occupied...

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