STATE v. IRELAND

No. 39695.

74 Wn.2d 823 (1968)

447 P.2d 170

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. MELVIN WAYNE IRELAND, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

November 14, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pebbles, Swanson & Lindskog, by Jerome L. Buzzard, for appellant (appointed counsel for appeal).

Harold R. Koch and Fred D. Gentry, for respondent.


WEAVER, J.

Defendant appeals from his conviction and sentence for first degree assault.

The facts are simple. About noon on February 21, 1967, after a private conversation in the home of a mutual friend, defendant stabbed his estranged wife in the back with a pocket knife as she preceded him out of a room. Defendant's wife, now divorced, spent 23 days in the hospital.

In a signed statement (the admissibility of which is questioned on this appeal),...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases