State v. Benitez

¶1 After Talyn Benitez waived his right to a jury trial, the trial court found him guilty of felony indecent exposure. Benitez argues that the charge could not have been elevated to a felony because his prior conviction was a juvenile offense rather than an adult felony conviction and that under the law of the case doctrine, the State was required to prove that Benitez exposed himself to another. Benitez also argues that under Gunwall,1 the right to a jury trial under the Washington State Constitution is broader than the right under the United States Constitution and cannot be waived,…