State v. Flora

¶[1 The offense of attempting to elude a police officer requires proof that the defendant acted “willfully.” This term must be defined in jury instructions upon request because it has a technical meaning in the context of the eluding statute. Without a definitional instruction, appellant James Flora lacked legal support for his legitimate theory that the vehicle he was accused of willfully eluding was not recognizable as a police vehicle. Because the error was not harmless, we reverse.

Becker, J.

f 2 The only witness at trial was Officer Martin Radley of the Swinomish Police Department. He…