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· 12/21/1987

State v. Falling

Citations

  • 747 P.2d 1119
  • 50 Wash. App. 47
  • 1987 Wash. App. LEXIS 4565

How courts have described this case

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  • threatening to use a knife during the commission of first degree rape is an element of that crime and may not serve to justify an exceptional sentence
  • threatening to use a knife during the commission of first degree rape is an element of that crime and may not serve to justify an exceptional sentence
  • “Falling raped the victim in her bedroom. This was an invasion of her ‘zone of privacy.’ ”
  • The threatened use of a knife during commission of first degree rape is an element of that crime and could not justify an exceptional sentence
  • defendant who raped victim was deliberately cruel by threatening to kill or injure victim and calling her a \bitch\
  • The threatened use of a knife during commission of first degree rape is an element of that crime and could not justify an exceptional sentence.

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Judges: Ringold

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