Washington Supreme Court· 12/18/1997

State v. Peterson

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133 Wash. 2d 885

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conviction for a crime not charged is only permissible when the conviction is for a lesser included offense or inferior degree of charged crime
jury instruction on inferior degree offense not warrented unless there is evidence that defendant committed only the inferior offense
In a bench trial, the judge \may properly find defendant guilty of any inferior degree crime of the crimes included within the original information.\
In a bench trial, the judge “may properly find defendant guilty of any inferior degree crime of the crimes included within the original information.”
conviction for a crime not charged is permissible only when the conviction is for a lesser included offense or inferior degree of charged crime
RCW 10.61.003 and 10.61.006 provide the required notice and apply to a trial court sitting as a finder of fact as well as to a jury.

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Judges: Madsen, Talmadge

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