State v. Budik

¶43 Additionally, the state legislature has the power to determine the tools available to law enforcement in bringing criminals to justice, including criminalizing “obstruct[ing] . . . anyone from performing an act that might aid in the discovery or apprehension” by a law enforcement officer. RCW 9A.76.050(4). If the state legislature chose to further require an affirmative act or statement requirement as part of former RCW 9A.76.070 (2003), it could have done so in the text of the statute. I would hold that there is sufficient evidence to support Budik’s conviction for first degree rendering…