State v. Brown

(concurring in the result)—I agree with the result in Justice Brachtenbach's opinion in affirming the Court of Appeals. I cannot agree, however, with the approach in Justice Brachtenbach's opinion. The overruling in Justice Brachtenbach's opinion of seven recent cases is *557not necessary when the same ends could be reached by following the analysis of the Court of Appeals. See State v. Brown, 47 Wn. App. 565, 736 P.2d 693 (1987). With one exception, I would adopt this analysis.6

The opinion by Justice Brachtenbach would overrule State v. Pam, 98 Wn.2d 748, 659 P.2d 454 (1983); State v. Koloske,…