Legal Opinion
State v. J.M.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 2, 2001No. 70575-5PublishedCited by 211 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMadsen, J.
— Defendant J.M. contends that a conviction of felony harassment pursuant to RCW 9A.46.020(1)(a)(i) requires that the State prove the defendant knew or reasonably should have known that his or her threat to cause bodily injury would be communicated to the proposed victim. Both the trial court and the Court of Appeals disagreed, reasoning that the defendant’s knowledge or intent that the threat be communicated to the proposed victim is irrelevant under the statute. We affirm.
FACTS
On April 28, 1999, approximately one week after the school shootings at Columbine High School in Littleton,…
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