State v. Mills

109 P.3d 415 (2005)

154 Wash.2d 1

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Morning Leray MILLS, Petitioner.

No. 73894-7.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued September 14, 2004.

Decided April 7, 2005.

Jason Saunders, Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, for Petitioner.

James Morrissey Whisman, Julie Dee Cook, King County Prosecutor's Office, Seattle, for Respondent.

IRELAND, J.[*]

¶ 1 In this case, we address whether a single element may be bifurcated from the "to convict" instruction to a special verdict form where such element elevates a base crime from a misdemeanor to a felony. We hold that such…