Washington Supreme Court· 9/19/2002

State v. Borrero

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147 Wash. 2d 353

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charging documents to be liberally construed when challenged for first time after the verdict
charging documents to be liberally construed when challenged for first time after the verdict
plurality of a starkly divided court applies constitutional harmless error analysis to instructional errors
plurality of a starkly divided court applies constitutional harmless error analysis to instructional errors
If the jury disbelieved Borrero's defense that he was not present at the time of the crimes, the testimony of the State's witnesses established that he was a principal in the charged crimes, and the error in the accomplice liability instruction was immaterial
if the jury disbelieved Borrero’s defense that he was not present at the time of the crimes, the testimony of the State’s witnesses established that he was a principal in the charged crimes, and the error in the accomplice liability instruction was immaterial

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Judges: Chambers, Ireland, Madsen, Sanders

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