State Of Washington v. Kenneth A. Ward

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) No. 77044-6-I Respondent, ) ) DIVISION ONE v. KENNETH A. WARD, ) PUBLISHED OPINION ) Petitioner. ) FILED: April 8, 2019 MANN, A.C.J. — Washington recognizes a common law necessity defense. The defense may be raised when a defendant demonstrates that they reasonably believed the commission of the crime was necessary to avoid or minimize a harm, the harm sought to be avoided was greater than the harm resulting from a violation of the law, the threatened harm was not brought about by the defendant, and no reasonable legal…