Washington Supreme Court· 1/24/2013

State v. Allen

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176 Wash. 2d 611
294 P.3d 679

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holding that the definition of a \true threat\ need not be alleged in the information or included in the \to convict\ No. 70642-0-1/8 instruction, even though, pursuant to the First Amendment, the State is required to prove that the threat in question was a true threat
explaining that courts “interpret statutes criminalizing threatening language as proscribing only unprotected true threats”
stating that “we interpret statutes criminalizing threatening language as proscribing only unprotected true threats”
improper vouching occurs if the prosecution places the prestige of the government behind the witness
allegation of charging error and omission of \true threat\ definition from jury's \to convict\ instruction
separate definitional instruction defining \true threat\ in felony harassment case was not error; definition of \true threat\ need not be included in to-convict instruction

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Judges: Chambers, Fairhurst, González, Johnson, Madsen, Owens, Stephens, Wiggins

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