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State v. Hull

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided October 10, 1996No. 13748-1-IIIPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.

After failing once to cut off his injured leg with a chain saw, Benjamin R. Hull tried to shoot it off with a shotgun, and then accepted state Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) benefits for the injury. He appeals his conviction for L&I fraud, contending primarily that the court’s instructions failed to include necessary elements of or defenses to the crime. We agree and reverse.

Mr. Hull seriously injured his left knee in an industrial accident in 1973. During the next several years, he underwent three surgeries and received various other L&I benefits.

The surgeries did not relieve Mr.…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  3. Albernaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Justices of Boston Municipal Court v. LydonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. State v. KjorsvikWashington Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. State v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2000
  2. State v. JohnstonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2000
  3. State v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2000
  4. State v. SutherlandCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001
  5. State v. SutherlandCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2001

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