Washington Supreme Court· 3/27/2014

State v. Owens

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180 Wash. 2d 90
323 P.3d 1030

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holding that a single person can “plan” or “initiate” under the plain meaning of RCW 9A.82.050
relying on the placement of the word “knowingly” in the applicable statute to support a finding of no alternative means
\the alternative means doctrine does not apply to mere definitional instructions; a statutory definition does not create a 'means within a means'\
\the alternative means doctrine does not apply to mere definitional instructions; a statutory definition does not create a 'means within a means' \
terms in list form indicates legislative intent to treat terms as one group, not separate alternative means
statute does not create alternative means when many of the alternate methods listed by statute are not severable

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Judges: Fairhurst, González, Johnson, Madsen, McCloud, Owens, Stephens, Wiggins

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