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Washington Supreme Court· 11/18/1982

State v. McKim

Citations

  • 653 P.2d 1040
  • 98 Wash. 2d 111
  • 1982 Wash. LEXIS 1681

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  • holding that the accomplice liability statute's strict liability for the substantive crime was not intended by the legislature to apply to sentence enhancements that must instead be based on \the accused's own misconduct\
  • holding that the accomplice liability statute’s strict liability for the substantive crime was not intended by the legislature to apply to sentence enhancements that must instead be based on “the accused’s own misconduct”
  • analyzing RCW 9A.08.020 and concluding that it did not provide a triggering device for penalty enhancement, as the old accomplice liability statute, former RCW 9.01.030 (1909), did
  • analyzing RCW 9A.08.020 and concluding that it did not provide a triggering device for penalty enhancement, as the old accomplice liability statute, former RCW 9.01.030 (1909), did
  • deadly weapon enhancement statutes, RCW 9.95.015 and .040, apply only when the State proves the defendant knew a coparticipant was armed with a deadly weapon
  • unarmed defendant was subject to receiving enhanced sentence if state proved beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant knew other person was armed with a deadly weapon; circumstantial evidence was admissible to establish such proof

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Judges: Williams, Rosellini, Dimmick

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