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State v. Frazier

Citations

  • 661 P.2d 126
  • 99 Wash. 2d 180
  • 1983 Wash. LEXIS 1431

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  • holding manslaughter is not a lesser included offense to first degree felony murder
  • recognizing potential for prejudice arising from undue emphasis on a tape recording by repetitive playing
  • holding manslaughter is not a lesser included offense to first degree felony murder
  • looking to elements of predicate felony and accordingly noting that felony murder requires no specific mental state “other than the one necessary for the predicate crime — in this case, robbery in the first degree”
  • \[T]rial court judges should continue to be aware of the potential for overemphasizing the importance of such [tape-recorded] evidence.\
  • “[T]rial court judges should continue to be aware of the potential for overemphasizing the importance of such [tape-recorded] evidence.”

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Judges: Williams

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