Legal Opinion

State v. Valentine

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided September 1, 1994No. 12628-5-IIIPublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SWEENEY, A.C.J.

Ronald F. valentine appeals his conviction on one count of third degree assault. He contends two jury instructions relieved the State of the burden of proving every element of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt and amounted to comments on factual issues. We affirm.

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FACTS

On May 16, 1990, at 1 p.m., Officer Richard Robinson called Officer John Moore at the Crime Prevention Center in *613downtown Spokane. Officer Robinson had noticed a suspicious-looking1 person wearing a black coat on a downtown street corner and asked Officer Moore to see if he knew the man. Officer Moore drove to…

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2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. United States v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Irvine v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
  3. State v. HoffmanWashington Supreme Court · 1991
  4. State v. HughesWashington Supreme Court · 1986
  5. United States v. Brent Eugene Smith, United States of America v. Roberto Osegueya Martinez, United States of America v. Richard Leroy Popp, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. ValentineWashington Supreme Court · 1997
  2. State v. GrimesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1998
  3. In re the Detention of R.A.W.Court of Appeals of Washington · 2001
  4. In Re RAWCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001
  5. Washington Federation of State Employees v. Department of Social & Health ServicesCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1998

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