STATE v. COPELAND

No. 62417-8.

922 P.2d 1304 (1996)

130 Wash.2d 244

The STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. William COPELAND, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided September 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nielsen & Acosta, Eric J. Nielsen, Seattle, for appellant.

Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, James Whisman, Cynthia Gannett, Regina Cahan, Deputies, Seattle, for respondent.


MADSEN, Justice.

A jury found Defendant William Copeland guilty of first degree premeditated murder and of first degree felony murder predicated on rape in the first or second degree. He raises a number of issues, including admissibility of DNA evidence, alleged destruction of evidence, alleged material omissions from the affidavit in support of a search warrant, alleged violation of the right to counsel under CrR 3.1, and...

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