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STATE v. RAFAY

Nos. 55217-1-I, 55218-0-I, 57282-2-I, 57283-1-I.

285 P.3d 83 (2012)

168 Wash.App. 734

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Atif Ahmad RAFAY, Appellant. State of Washington, Respondent, v. Glen Sebastian Burns, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

June 18, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Elliott Lobsenz , Carney Badley Spellman , Seattle, WA, Thomas H. Golden , Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, New York, Counsel for Amicus Curiae The Innocence Network.

David Bruce Koch , Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant, Atif Rafay.

Atif Rafay, Monroe, WA, pro se.

Jason Brett Saunders , Gordon & Saunders PLLC, Elaine L. Winters , Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, for Appellant, Glen Sebastian Burns.

Glen Sebastian Burns, Clallam Bay, WA, pro se.

Deborah A. Dwyer , Brian Martin McDonald , King Co. Pros. Ofc./Appellate Unit, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

LEACH, C.J.

¶ 1 Glen Sebastian Burns and Atif Ahmad Rafay appeal their convictions of three counts of aggravated murder in the first degree, based upon the murders of Rafay's parents and sister. They argue that a complex undercover operation conducted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) coerced their confessions admitted at trial. But substantial evidence supports the trial court's finding that these confessions were voluntary. And because the other issues...

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