State v. Hunt

¶1 Lawrence R. Hunt was found guilty of taking a motor vehicle without permission. On appeal, Mr. *537Hunt contends: (1) the court erred in giving Washington Pattern Jury Instructions: Criminal 4.01A (WPIC) to the jury, because the instruction’s definition of reasonable doubt violates due process; and (2) his sentence violates the Sixth Amendment under Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S. Ct. 2531, 159 L. Ed. 2d 403 (2004), because the fact of community placement was not found by a jury beyond a reasonable doubt. We affirm.

Brown, J.

*537FACTS

¶2 Lawrence R. Hunt was charged with taking a motor…