STATE v. JONES

No. 46767-6.

95 Wn.2d 616 (1981)

628 P.2d 472

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. STEPHEN CONRAD JONES, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

May 21, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian Paul Coughenour, for appellant.

Grant S. Meiner, Prosecuting Attorney, and Kenneth L. Cowsert, Deputy, for respondent.


WILLIAMS, J.

This is an appeal from a conviction of murder in the second degree. Because the case presents an issue of broad public importance, we accepted direct review. RAP 4.2(a)(4). We reverse the judgment of conviction and remand for a new trial.

According to testimony adduced at trial, on August 18, 1979, appellant Stephen Jones, a Canadian then aged 15, came over to Port Angeles from his home on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. While in Port Angeles...

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