Gaines v. Washington

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1928-05-14

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Mr. Chief Justice Taft delivered the opinion of the Court'. The defendant was charged by information with the crime of murder in the first degree in the Superior Court of King County in the State of Washington. The trial resulted in a verdict of guilty as charged and a finding by the jury that the death penalty should be inflicted. Motions for a new trial an…

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