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State v. Deal

Citations

  • 911 P.2d 996
  • 128 Wash. 2d 693

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  • noting SUPREME COURT OF NEVADA 3 (0) 1947A e that permissive inferences do not create a due process problem where the inference is not the sole proof of the element
  • mandatory presumptions violate due process if they relieve the State of the burden of proving an element of the offense
  • mandatory presumptions \run afoul of a defendant's due process rights if they serve to relieve the State of its obligation to prove all of the elements of the crime charged\
  • mandatory presumptions “run afoul of a defendant’s due process rights if they serve to relieve the State of its obligation to prove all of the elements of the crime charged”
  • mandatory presumptions violate due process if they relieve the State of the burden of proving an element of the offense
  • finding instructional error, but that it was harmless

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Judges: Alexander, Pekelis

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