Washington Supreme Court· 8/30/2007

State v. Bennett

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161 Wash. 2d 303

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mandating the use of WPIC 4.01 in every criminal case, as was done here
discussing different burden of proof instructions and the difficulty in crafting an instruction
instructing trial courts “to use the WPIC 4.01 instruction to inform the jury of the government’s burden to prove every element of the charged crime beyond a reasonable doubt” “until a better instruction is approved”
“Just because an instruction is approved by the Washington Pattern Jury Instructions Committee does not necessarily mean that it is approved by this court.”
the Supreme Court exercises its \inherent supervisory power\ to require trial courts to use only WPIC 4.01 in instructing juries on the burden of proof
the Supreme Court exercises its \inherent supervisory power\ to require trial courts to use only WPIC 4.01 in instructing juries on the burden of proof

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Judges: Chambers, Sanders

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