GAINES v. WASHINGTON

No. 841.

277 U.S. 81 (1928)

GAINES v. WASHINGTON.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 14, 1928.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. W.P. Guthrie, G.E.M. Pratt, and Howard T. Ballard were on the brief for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Ewing D. Colvin was on the brief for defendant in error.


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 and in arrest of judgment were made and overruled, and the judgment was entered upon the verdict.

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