Legal Opinion
State v. Rich
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 7, 2016No. 91623-3PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGordon McCloud, J.
¶1 — A jury convicted Andrea Rich of driving under the influence (DUI) and reckless endangerment. RCW 46.61.502; RCW 46.64.506; RCW 9A.36.050. The evidence showed that Rich was speeding in traffic while highly intoxicated and with a young child in the front passenger seat. But the officer who arrested Rich followed her car because he believed that the car was stolen; Rich’s manner of driving posed no observable danger.
¶2 The Court of Appeals reversed the reckless endangerment conviction, holding that the evidence was insufficient to establish that Rich’s driving created an actual, substantial…
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- State v. GreenWashington Supreme Court · 1980
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