City of Seattle v. Love

— The defendant was charged in four counts with the misdemeanors of illegal sale of intoxicating liquor and aiding and abetting such illegal sale, and was found guilty on all counts.

He contends first that the court should have given detailed instructions on the presumption of innocence, burden of proof, and reasonable doubt. No instructions were requested, and the defendant’s brief does not suggest to this court what language should have been used. It is well settled that, in the absence of a request to instruct, the court’s failure to do so is not error. State v. Goldstein, 58 Wn. (2d) 155,…