Legal Opinion
State v. Zumwalt
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 13, 2003No. 21431-1-IIIPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
82 P.3d 672 (2003)
119 Wash.App. 126
STATE of Washington, Respondent,
v.
William Lars ZUMWALT, Appellant.
No. 21431-1-III.
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Nine.
November 13, 2003.
Sharon M. Brown, Attorney at Law, Pasco, WA, for Appellant.
Terry J. Bloor, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Kennewick, WA, for Respondent.
SWEENEY, J.
Under the statutory doctrine of merger, two offenses constitute a single crime where, in order to establish the elements of one offense, the State must prove that a second crime was committed. Here, the State had to prove the second degree assault to establish…
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