Legal Opinion
State v. East
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 27, 1970No. 257-1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJames, C. J.
Kenneth East was charged with the commission of two crimes arising out of a single rash adventure. In count 1 of the information the charge was kidnapping in the first degree. RCW 9.52.010(1). In count 2 the charge was assault in the second degree with intent to commit rape. RCW 9.11.020(6). The jury was instructed that abduction is a lesser included offense in a charge of kidnapping in the first degree. The jury found East guilty of the assault charge and guilty of abduction.
East assigns error to the denial of his challenges to the legal sufficiency of the evidence to support the assault…
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