Washington Supreme Court· 11/20/1997

State v. Berlin

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133 Wash. 2d 541
947 P.2d 700

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holding that the elements of first and second degree manslaughter are necessarily proven when the elements of second degree murder are met for purposes of the Workman test
holding that the elements of first and second degree manslaughter are necessarily proved when the elements of second degree murder are met for purposes of the Workman test
holding that \first and second degree manslaughter are lesser included offenses of second degree intentional murder and instructions should be given to a jury when the facts support such an instruction\
holding that this statute defines a UNITED STATES V. VEDEROFF 17 “single crime, which can be committed by alternative means” and therefore, “the State is not required to elect between the alternative means of committing second degree murder”
concluding that Workman's factual prong was satisfied because the evidence supported an inference that the defendant had no ability to form the “requisite intent to kill” — an intent necessary for conviction of charged second degree murder, but not for charged felony murder
holding felony murder lacks mental elements required to prove manslaughter, but performing no explicit analysis of elements of predicate offense

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Judges: Alexander, Johnson, Talmadge

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