Legal Opinion

State v. Bobenhouse

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided February 21, 2008No. 25673-1-IIIPublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*320f 1 This is an appeal from convictions for multiple counts of rape of a child and of incest. The defendant forced his children — a son and a daughter — to have sexual intercourse. And the defendant raped his son over a period of time. The court properly concluded that the defendant was guilty of incest as an accomplice. It was not necessary for the State to show that the defendant actually had sex with his children to prove incest; using his children to accomplish his crimes was sufficient. And the failure of the court to require a unanimous verdict was error but harmless because the jury had…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. State v. CamarilloWashington Supreme Court · 1990
  3. State v. ThomasWashington Supreme Court · 1987
  4. State v. KjorsvikWashington Supreme Court · 1991
  5. State v. PetrichWashington Supreme Court · 1984

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. BobenhouseWashington Supreme Court · 2009
  2. State v. BobenhouseWashington Supreme Court · 2009
  3. State v. ChenowethWashington Supreme Court · 2016
  4. State v. ToneyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2009
  5. State v. ToneyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2009

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