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State v. Soto

Citations

  • 727 P.2d 999
  • 45 Wash. App. 839
  • 1986 Wash. App. LEXIS 3480

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that “proof of second degree burglary is necessarily proof of first degree criminal trespass” because burglary has a higher mental state requirement
  • holding burglary in the second degree includes criminal trespass in the first degree
  • holding burglary in the second degree includes criminal trespass in the first degree
  • “Second degree burglary requires the following elements: The actor must, with the intent to commit a crime against a person or property therein, enter or remain unlawfully in a building”
  • discussion of the hierarchy of mental states

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Judges: Swanson

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