State Of Washington v. Jessica Linda Kohonen

¶1 J.K. was adjudicated guilty, in juvenile court, of cyberstalking based on two tweets that she sent from her personal Twitter account. She now appeals, contending both that insufficient evidence was adduced to establish that she acted with the intent to “harass, intimidate, torment, or embarrass” another person and that insufficient evidence was presented that her tweets constituted “true threats.” Because we agree that insufficient evidence was presented that J.K.’s tweets constituted a true threat, we reverse the conviction and remand for the cause to be dismissed with prejudice.

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¶2 When…