Legal Opinion
State v. Becker
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 16, 1996No. 35342-0-I, 35574-1-IPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWebster, J.
Donald Becker and Nelson Gantt appeal sentence enhancements for cocaine delivery in a school zone. They argue that (1) the court’s refusal of proposed jury instructions precluded them from arguing their theory of the case, (2) there was insufficient evidence that the Youth Education Program (YEP) is a school and that it has school grounds, (3) application of the enhancement in this case violates due process, and (4) the court’s special verdict form was an improper comment on the evidence. We affirm.
Facts
A jury found defendants guilty of delivering cocaine and, by special verdict, found that…
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