Washington Supreme Court· 7/24/1997

State v. Brown

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132 Wash. 2d 529
940 P.2d 546
1997 Wash. LEXIS 556

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\Appellant's crime is at least as vicious as those committed in other cases in which we upheld imposition of the death penalty after proportionality review.\
“Whether the Washington Constitution should be independently analyzed as granting more protection than the federal constitution is determined by examining six nonexclusive factors set forth in State v. Gunwall.”
a term is technical when it has a meaning that differs from common usage (citing State v. Scott, 110 Wn.2d 682, 694, 757 P.2d 492 (1988) (Utter, J., dissenting))

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Judges: Madsen, Smith

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