State v. Eggleston
Trial start date
October 3, 2002
Judge
Pierce County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Arend
Prosecuting attorneys
Lilah Amos and Jim Schacht
Defense attorneys
Monte Hester and Zenon Olbertz
Number of jurors removed
2 during testimony, 1 just prior to closing arguments
Length of prosecution case
October 22, 2002 – November 27, 2002 (approximately 6 weeks)
Length of defense case
December 2, 2002 – December 11, 2002 (approximately 6 days)
Date of closing arguments
December 12, 2002
Length of deliberations
Approximately 7 hours
Date verdict announced
December 16, 2002
Verdict
Guilty of second degree murder
Guilty of first degree assault
VERDICT A GUILTY MURDER 2ND CT I
VERDICT SPECIAL W/FIREARM YES CT I
VERDICT B GUILTY ASLT 1ST CT II
VERDICT SPECIAL W/FIREARM CT II
Judge quizzed jury about misconduct
January 9, 2003
Sentencing hearing date
January 9, 2003
Sentence
48.5 years
TNT (The News Tribune) Reporters
Karen Hucks, Sean Robinson
Justice4Brian
The Truth about Brian Eggleston, an innocent prisoner
The Truth about a Pierce County Sheriff's Dept cover-up
