Washington Supreme Court· 10/2/1986

State v. Harris

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725 P.2d 975
106 Wash. 2d 784
1986 Wash. LEXIS 1266

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holding that “[pjrosecutorial discretion regarding the decision whether to seek the death penalty presents no equal protection problem”
conducting proportionality review of death sentence for contract killing court considered contract-murder cases in which death penalty was not sought by prosecutor
conducting proportionality review of death sentence for contract killing court considered contract-murder cases in which death penalty was not sought by prosecutor
\An adoptive confession avoids the confrontation problem because the words of the hearsay become the words of the defendant.\
“The language in our statute is identical to that used in the Georgia statute and most of the other statutes which expressly provide for proportionality review.”
Berkemer test modifies probable cause standard of State v. Dic-tado, 102 Wn.2d 277, 687 P.2d 172 (1984)

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