STATE v. TAMALINI

No. 64303-2.

953 P.2d 450 (1998)

134 Wash.2d 725

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Reno TAMALINI, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided March 26, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anna-Mari Sarkanen, Seattle, Amicus Curiae for Washington Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys.

Nielsen, Broman & Associates, Eric Broman, Eric Nielsen, Seattle, for Petitioner.

Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, Donald Raz and Lee Yates, Deputies, Seattle, for Respondent.


ALEXANDER, Justice.

The issue we are confronted with here is whether the offenses of manslaughter in the first or second degree are lesser included offenses or inferior degrees of second degree felony murder. We conclude that they are not and, consequently, affirm the Court of Appeals.

The charge against Reno Tamalini that led to this appeal arose out of an altercation that Tamalini and two of his companions, Laeli Talaga and Pete Leaupepetele, had with Robert...

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