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STATE v. ADAMS

No. 39402.

76 Wn.2d 650 (1969)

458 P.2d 558

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. JERRY RALPH ADAMS, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

September 11, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Lael Simmons and John R. Simmons, for appellant (appointed counsel for appeal).

Robert E. Schillberg, Merle E. Wilcox, Donald J. Hale, and Bruce A. Keithly, for respondent.

NEILL, J.

This is an appeal from a conviction of first degree murder. The jury returned a recommendation for the death penalty which was pronounced as the sentence. The evidence is entirely circumstantial. The sufficiency of the evidence is challenged by the defendant; so we deem it necessary to set forth considerable factual detail.

The victim's body was discovered in her home by her daughter about midnight Saturday...

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