STATE v. EDWARDS

No. 50532-2.

104 Wn.2d 63 (1985)

701 P.2d 508

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. DARRIN ANTHONY EDWARDS, ET AL, Respondents.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 13, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norm Maleng, Prosecuting Attorney, Robert S. Lasnik, Senior Deputy, and Michael Schwartz, Deputy, for appellant.

Raymond H. Thoenig of Washington Appellate Defender Association, for respondent Edwards.

Mark Podrasky, for respondent Greene.

Jack Steinberg (of Steinberg & Steinberg), for respondent Gant.


UTTER, J.

The State appeals dismissal by the trial court of murder charges against Darrin Edwards, Brian Greene, and Moody Gant stemming from the robbery and shooting of Dennis Laramie in March 1982. At trial, the court held that murder charges could not be filed because the common law rule in effect at the time of the shooting required death to occur within a year and a day of the assault. As a consequence, although prior to the death of the victim the law was changed...

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