Legal Opinion

State v. McDonald

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided July 28, 2014No. 72037-6-IPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLau, J.

¶1 Christopher Noel McDonald appeals his felony conviction for tampering with a witness, arguing that the trial court erred in instructing the jury on an uncharged alternative. He further argues that his six convictions for violating a domestic violence no-contact order cannot be *274included in his offender score. Because we accept the State’s concession that the instructional error was not harmless, we reverse and remand McDonald’s tampering with a witness conviction for a new trial. And because violations of a domestic violence no-contact order are properly included in an offender score for a…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. State v. GregoryWashington Supreme Court · 2006
  2. State v. EvansWashington Supreme Court · 2013
  3. State v. SweanyWashington Supreme Court · 2012
  4. State v. ContrerasWashington Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Clean v. City of SpokaneWashington Supreme Court · 1997

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