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STATE v. McCULLUM

No. 47766-3.

98 Wn.2d 484 (1983)

656 P.2d 1064

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. ALVA WASTER McCULLUM, Petitioner.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

As amended by order March 10, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. Ziegler and Barry L. Flegenheimer of Seattle-King County Public Defender Association, for petitioner.

Norm Maleng, Prosecuting Attorney, and Lee D. Yates, Senior Deputy, for respondent.

[As amended by order of the Supreme Court March 10, 1983.]

WILLIAMS, J.

Petitioner Alva W. McCullum stabbed William Slater to death on March 23, 1978, in the presence of several witnesses in a Seattle cocktail lounge. Petitioner claimed he acted in self-defense. A jury convicted him of first degree murder, and he was sentenced to life imprisonment. The Court of Appeals, Division One, upheld McCullum's conviction and sentence. State v. McCullum,

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