State of Washington v. Marshall Disney

¶1 Marshall Disney appeals from his criminal conviction for malicious prosecution, arguing that the evidence fails to support the bench verdict and that the trial judge erred in taking judicial notice of a chair in the courtroom. We affirm.

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¶2 In two earlier case files, Mr. Disney was charged in the Pacific County Superior Court with felony offenses including attempted first degree burglary. Represented by attorney Nancy McAllister, he appeared for arraignment before the Honorable Michael Sullivan on November 13, 2015. Two weeks later, Mr. Disney filed a written Prison Rape Elimination…