STATE v. HARRIS

No. 33754.

62 Wn.2d 858 (1963)

385 P.2d 18

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. CLAUDE WILLIAM HARRIS, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

September 5, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack J. Lobdell (of Roderick, Lobdell, Makus & Coney), for appellant.

Charles O. Carroll and Victor V. Hoff, for respondent.


DONWORTH, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment and sentence of life imprisonment entered upon a verdict of guilty of a charge of murder in the first degree. The jury did not inflict the death penalty.

The state's evidence was entirely circumstantial, since no one witnessed the homicide which was very brutal and revolting. We shall not describe it in detail in this opinion except to the extent necessary to an understanding...

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