STATE v. JONES

No. 5253-1.

19 Wn. App. 850 (1978)

578 P.2d 71

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. MELVIN EARL JONES, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

April 24, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steinberg & Steinberg and Jack Steinberg, for appellant.

Christopher T. Bayley, Prosecuting Attorney, and Roy N. Howson, Deputy, for respondent.


JAMES, J.

At jury trial, Melvin Earl Jones was convicted of first-degree murder for the death of a young Seattle woman.

Jones was arrested and charged with the murder of two young women who had been found dead in their apartments during the previous month. The victims were in their early twenties and each had been acquainted with Jones. In both cases, the cause of death was determined to be strangulation, and there was evidence of sexual assault. Jones was...

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