STATE v. PETERSON

Nos. 32133-1-I, 39980-2-I, 42065-8-I.

966 P.2d 391 (1998)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Joseph William PETERSON, Appellant. (Two Cases) In re the Personal Restraint Petition of Joseph William PETERSON, Petitioner.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

November 2, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Bruce Koch, Eric Broman, Seattle, for Appellant.

Pamela Kay Ellis Mohr, Ann Marie Foerschler, Seattle, for Respondent.


COX, Judge.

Joseph Peterson seeks review of the judgment and sentence on the jury verdict for his first degree felony murder conviction. He claims that the trial court erred by instructing the jury to consider the first degree felony murder charge first and to consider the alternative charge of second degree felony murder only if it could not unanimously agree on the more serious charge. Because there is no authority to support Peterson's theory and logic supports...

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