Legal Opinion

State v. Chacon

Washington Supreme Court

Decided December 27, 2018No. 95194-2PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMadsen, J.

*478¶ 1 John Chacon seeks reversal of an unpublished Court of Appeals opinion affirming his conviction for second degree assault and criminal trespass. At trial, the judge instructed the jury on reasonable doubt, using 11 Washington Practice: Washington Pattern Jury Instructions: Criminal 4.01, at 93 (4th ed. 2016) (WPIC), but omitted the last sentence of that instruction, which states, "The defendant has no burden of proving that a reasonable doubt exists." See Clerk's Papers (CP) at 30-31, 66.1 Chacon failed to object to the instruction but argues that the omission is a manifest constitutional…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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  3. Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  4. Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  5. Estelle v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

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