Legal Opinion

State v. Sandholm

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 3, 2015No. 90246-1PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.

¶1 — This case involves an interpretation of former RCW 46.61.502 (2008), driving under the influence (DUI), and a determination of the' number of alternative means of committing an offense established by the statute. Depending on that determination, we decide whether sufficient evidence supports the conviction. Also, this case involves how offender scores for prior convictions are calculated under former RCW 9.94A.525 (2008).

¶2 The Court of Appeals held that the statute established three alternative means and that the jury instructions were error but harmless in this case. The Court of…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. State v. ArmendarizWashington Supreme Court · 2007
  2. State v. ArmendarizWashington Supreme Court · 2007
  3. State v. FrancoWashington Supreme Court · 1982
  4. State v. Ortega-MartinezWashington Supreme Court · 1994
  5. State v. OwensWashington Supreme Court · 2014

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3Cited by27 opinions

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