Washington Supreme Court· 3/14/1967

State v. Hawkins

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425 P.2d 390
70 Wash. 2d 697
1967 Wash. LEXIS 1119

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death penalty imposed where defendant was convicted of murdering two children
“[F]or very obvious security reasons, practically every jail and penal institution examines the letters and packages, incoming and outgoing, of all inmates. Certainly, there can be no claim of invasion of privacy under such circumstances.”
death penalty imposed where defendant was convicted of murdering two children
evidence that knife belonging to the defendant had been found about a block from where he lived (and where the murders with which he was charged were committed) was admissible even though no direct evidence that the knife had been used to commit the murders
evidence that knife belonging to the defendant had been found about a block from where he lived (and where the murders with which he was charged were committed) was admissible even though no direct evidence that the knife had been used to commit the murders
defendant convicted of murdering two children

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