State v. Tandecki

¶1 We must decide whether to stop “immediately” is part of the essential elements of the crime of attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle under RCW 46.61.024. We conclude that it is. We must also decide whether the failure to use the word “immediately” in the charging documents is reversible error in these cases when raised for the first time on appeal. We conclude that it is not.

Chambers, J

12 In each of the two cases before us, the information failed to allege that the defendants failed to stop immediately. In each case, the defendant raised the alleged defect in the charging document…