Legal Opinion

State Of Washington, V April Jeanell Hancock

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided October 27, 2015No. 46149-8-IIPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

Worswick, J. —

¶ 1 April Hancock appeals her conviction for one count of driving while license suspended or revoked (DWLS), which she committed in a parking lot. She argues that (1) DWLS must include all of the elements of driving without a license (DWOL), including DWOL’s element of driving “upon a highway,” (2) insufficient evidence supports her conviction because the State did not prove that she drove upon a highway, and (3) the jury instructions were erroneous because they did not include the “highway” element. We disagree and affirm her conviction.

¶2 This case presents the issue of first…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. State v. J.P.Washington Supreme Court · 2003
  4. State v. WorkmanWashington Supreme Court · 1978
  5. State v. Fernandez-MedinaWashington Supreme Court · 2000

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State v. HancockWashington Supreme Court · 2016

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