Legal Opinion
State v. Peters
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 28, 1987No. 17176-3-IPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtScholfield, C.J.
Michael H. Peters appeals his conviction for second degree burglary, arguing the court erred by (1) failing to instruct the jury that the State had the burden of disproving duress, (2) failing to instruct the jury that first degree criminal trespass was a lesser included offense of second degree burglary, and (3) by denying him a continuance in order to obtain the presence of a material witness. We affirm.
Facts
On March 20, 1985, at approximately 1:45 p.m., Seattle police responded to a burglar alarm at the home of Thomas Ryder and arrested 18-year-old Michael Peters, whom they found hiding in…
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