Thompson v. Washington, 434 U.S. 898 (1977), was a case dismissed by the Supreme Court of the United States for lack of federal question jurisdiction..
Background The case was on appeal from the Supreme Court of Washington, and it involved a second degree murder conviction based on the felony murder rule.State v. Thompson, 88 Wash.2d 13 (1977)
Subsequent developments Thompson v. Washington was cited in the later Washington case State v. Wanrow, 91 Wash.2d 301 (1978), as an endorsement of the constitutionality of the felony murder rule.Bonnie, R.J. et al. Criminal Law, Second Edition. Foundation Press, New York, NY: 2004, p. 875
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