State v. Eggleston
Trial start date
January 29, 1998
Judge
Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Leonard Kruse
Prosecuting attorneys
Lilah Amos and Jim Schacht
Defense attorneys
Monte Hester and Zenon Olbertz
Number of jurors removed
2 during deliberations
Length of prosecution case
March 10, 1998 – April 20, 1998
Length of defense case
April 21, 1998
Date of closing arguments
May 13, 1998
Length of deliberations
5 days
Date verdict announced
May 20, 1998
Verdict
Guilty second degree murder
VERDICT NOT GUILTY MURDER 1ST
VERDICT SPECIAL/ RE:
VERDICT GUILTY MURDER 2ND
VERDICT SPECIAL DW - YES
Sentencing hearing date
July 2, 1998
Sentence
29 years
Appeal hearing date
April 16, 2001
Appeal defense attorneys
Eric Nielsen and Eric Broman
Appeal prosecuting attorneys
Barbara Corey-Boulet
Appeal opinion date
September 14, 2001
Appeal opinion
Murder and assault convictions overturned
Errors in both trials
- Unfair jury instructions
- Jury misconduct when juror told other jurors about previous convictions
- Illegally seized evidence by deputies in investigation
Defense’s crime reconstructionist
Kay Sweeney
Prosecutor’s crime reconstructionist
Rod Englert
TNT (The News Tribune) writers
Hector Castro, Bruce Rushton, Elaine Porterfield, Cheryl Reid, Sarah Duran
Justice4Brian
The Truth about Brian Eggleston, an innocent prisoner
The Truth about a Pierce County Sheriff's Dept cover-up
