Defense’s Motion to Sever Offenses (State of Washington v. William Talbott)

The case documents pertain to the 1987 Washington double homicide case, State of Washington v. William Talbott, and collectively outline the parties’ positions on evidentiary and constitutional issues, the use and admissibility of Forensic Genetic Genealogy (FGG)derived investigative leads, and the forensic and procedural basis for charging decisions in this...

Defense’s motion for a new trial in a Washington double homicide case that occurred in 1987. The defense cites prosecutorial misconduct and evidentiary insufficiency in support of being granted a new trial...

Defense’s supplemental motions in limine in a Washington double homicide case that occurred in 1987. The defense requests evidentiary rulings on items of evidence including photographs, certain testimony, and exclusion of “genetic genealogy evidence.”...

Defense’s trial brief in a Washington double homicide case that occurred in 1987. The defense raises confrontation clause issues regarding testimonial evidence from absent witnesses (including individuals involved in the forensic testing of evidentiary items in the case) and chain of custody and admissibility issues regarding evidence collected during the...

Prosecution’s trial memorandum detailing the anticipated evidence and course of the investigation in a Washington double homicide case that occurred in 1987. This included the steps taken during the Forensic Genetic Genealogy investigation leading to the defendant. The motion in limine focused on the admissibility of the defense’s efforts to...

Prosecution’s charging affidavit detailing the case against the defendant in a Washington double homicide case that occurred in 1987.   Included in the affidavit was a description of the surreptitious collection of the defendant’s DNA once he was identified as a likely suspect from the results of the family tree build-out...