State v. Bennett

¶1 This is a case of first impression for this court. Bennett was convicted of attempted first degree *306escape. RCW 9A.76.110. He argues that the burden of proof instruction given, commonly referred to as the Castle instruction,1 violated his constitutional right to due process. We decline his invitation to hold that the Castle instruction violates minimum constitutional standards, and we affirm his conviction. We also exercise our inherent supervisory powers to maintain sound judicial practice and instruct the trial courts of this State to use the approved Washington Pattern Jury Instruction2…