Washington Supreme Court· 4/7/2005

State v. Mills

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154 Wash. 2d 1
109 P.3d 415

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observing that the elements instruction “carries with it a special weight because the jury treats the instruction as a ‘yardstick’ by which to measure a defendant’s guilt or innocence”
observing that the elements instruction \carries with it a special weight because the jury treats the instruction as a 'yardstick' by which to measure a defendant's guilt or innocence\
finding the “to convict” instruction constitutionally deficient since it omitted a statutory element of harassment
allowing special verdicts for elements that elevate a base crime from a misdemeanor to a felony
reversing conviction for felony harassment and remanding for new trial for failure to instruct the jury on all statutory elements
reversing conviction for felony harassment and remanding for new trial for failure to instruct the jury on all statutory elements

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Judges: Ireland, Alexander, Johnson, Madsen, Bridge, Chambers, Owens, Fairhurst

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