State v. Eggleston
Trial start date
January 13, 1997
Judge
Thurston County Superior Court Judge Thomas McPhee
Prosecuting attorneys
Gerry Horne and Lilah Amos
Defense attorneys
Monte Hester and Zenon Olbertz
Length of prosecution case
February 25 – March 31, 1997
Length of defense case
March 31 – April 8, 1997
Date of closing arguments
April 16, 1997
Length of deliberations
13 days
Date verdict announced
May 5, 1997
Verdict
Guilty of assault in the first degree, armed with firearm
Guilty of delivery of controlled substance (marijuana)
Guilty of possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) with intent to delivery
Guilty of delivery of a controlled substance (marijuana)
Guilty Possession of a controlled substance (mescaline)
No Decision (10-2) first degree murder
No decision (10-2) second degree murder
VERDICT B-1 CT II GUILTY ASLT 1ST
VERDICT B-3 CT II GUILTY DW
VERDICT C-1 CT III GUILTY UDCS
VERDICT C-2 CT III SCHOOL ENHANCMNT
VERDICT D-1 CT IV GUILTY UPCS W/INT
VERDICT D-2 CT IV GUILTY FIREARM
VERDICT D-3 CT IV GUILTY DW
VERDICT D-5 CT IV SCHOOL ENHANCMNT
VERDICT E CT V GUILTY UDCS
VERDICT F CT VI GUILTY UPCS
Sentencing hearing date
June 12, 1997
Prosecutor’s crime reconstructionist
Rod Englert
Sentence
20 years
TNT (The News Tribune) reporters
Hector Castro, John Gillie, Bruce Rushton
