State v. Gonzales

103 Wn.2d 564 (1985)

693 P.2d 119

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent,

v.

ROBERT B. GONZALES, Petitioner.

No. 50539-0.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

January 11, 1985.

Katherine Steele Knox, for petitioner.

C.J. Rabideau, Prosecuting Attorney, and Philip A. Meyers, Deputy, for respondent.

UTTER, J.

May a person charged under the first degree escape statute, RCW 9A.76.110(1), challenge the constitutional validity of the convictions which led to confinement? We affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeals and hold that in a prosecution for escape the State is not required to prove the defendant…