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STATE v. CERNY

No. 40911.

78 Wn.2d 845 (1971)

480 P.2d 199

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. JOSEPH CERNY, III, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 28, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George W. Dixon and David L. Wolf, for appellant (appointed counsel for appeal).

Joseph Cerny, III, pro se.

Ronald L. Hendry, Joseph D. Mladinov, and Eugene G. Olson, for respondent.

FINLEY, J.

On the evening of November 16, 1968, two men, masked with strips of adhesive or similar tape and armed with guns, entered and robbed the Lake City Shoprite. During the commission of the crime, one of the robbers shot, and fatally wounded, one George Washington Howard, a customer who attempted to thwart the robbery. Following the shooting, the robbers left the store and escaped by automobile. A witness pursuing the robbers in his automobile was fired upon...

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