State v. KNUTZ

253 P.3d 437 (2011)

161 Wash.App. 395

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Lisa Renee KNUTZ, Appellant.

No. 39925-3-II.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

April 20, 2011.

Manek R. Mistry, Jodi R. Backlund, Backlund & Mistry, Olympia, WA, for Appellant.

Sara I. Beigh, Lewis County Prosecutor's Office, Chehalis, WA, for Respondent.

HUNT, J.

¶ 1 Lisa Renee Knutz appeals her jury conviction and exceptional sentence for first degree theft with aggravating factors. She argues that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury more specifically on the "reliance" element of first degree theft,…