State v. Montejano

¶1 The felony riot statute provides, “A person is guilty ... if, acting with three or more other persons, he or she knowingly and unlawfully uses or threatens to use force, or in any way participates in the use of such force, against any other person or against property” and “the actor is armed with a deadly weapon.” RCW 9A.84.010(1), (2)(b). The sole issue on appeal is whether the crime can be committed by complicity under RCW 9 A. 08-.020 when the accused was not armed and did not know that the other participants were armed. We conclude that, because the riot statute defines the nature and…