State v. Killingsworth
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the CourtDwyer, C.J.
¶1 When evaluating the adequacy of jury instructions, courts must read them as would an ordinary, reasonable juror. Reading the instructions at issue in this case in that manner, we conclude they were adequate. We also conclude that the prosecutor did not commit misconduct in closing argument and that the conviction for trafficking in stolen property is supported by sufficient evidence. We therefore affirm.
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¶2 Around 10:00 p.m. on July 12, 2009, Trista Lemmons’ brother, Stephen Hendrickson, looked outside Lemmons’ house and noticed that the dome light was on in her family’s truck. Hendrickson…
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