State v. Dow

¶1 A jury found Jeffrey Dow guilty of first degree burglary, under RCW 9A.52.020(l)(b), and unlawful possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), under RCW 69.50.4013. Dow appeals only his burglary conviction, challenging several of the trial court’s jury instructions. First, he assigns error to the trial court’s duress jury instruction, asserting that the trial court did not explain that duress negates the intent element of burglary and requires that the State prove the absence of duress beyond a reasonable doubt. Next, Dow claims that the trial court had a duty to sua sponte…