State v. Whitaker

JE ro mS This opinion was ce oe edforrecord = Sen ee OTIC at foun on,tasce |, 2500 | MAR | 9 2020 Scan SZ a ‘oc. Susan L. Carlson ge Pee Se Supreme Court Clerk IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) Respondent, ) No. 96777-6 ) V. ) ) JOHN ALAN WHITAKER, ) Petitioner. ) Filed MAR 1 9 2020 ) GONZALEZ, J.— Duress generally excuses a person who commits a crime if ~ they are threatened with immediate death or grievous bodily injury. RCW 9A.16.060. Faced with such grave danger, a person may be excused for choosing the lesser evil. State v. Harvill, 169 Wn.2d 254,…