State v. Hunton
Washington Court of Appeals
120 Wash. App. 1025 (2004)
- Written by Arlyn Katen, JD
Facts
Luke McDonald Hunton (defendant) calmly conducted three bank robberies, two of which were at the same bank branch. Multiple witnesses, including employees of both banks, identified Hunton as the robber. Before trial, the trial judge suppressed the results of a lineup, finding that it violated Hunton’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel. Hunton then moved to prohibit the witnesses who identified him at that tainted pretrial lineup from identifying him at trial. The trial judge concluded that there was an independent basis for the witnesses’ in-court identification besides the tainted lineup and allowed the witnesses to identify Hunton at trial. Hunton represented himself at trial and was convicted. Hunton appealed, challenging the witnesses’ in-court identifications, among other issues.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Sweeney, J.)
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