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State v. Thornton

Citations

  • 835 P.2d 216
  • 119 Wash. 2d 578
  • 1992 Wash. LEXIS 211

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that entering spouse’s house, breaking window, slashing waterbed, and stealing suitcase is crime committed against spouse even when spouse not at home
  • determining that burglary of spouse’s home was crime against spouse even though spouse was not in home at time
  • husband’s threat to kill his wife was relevant to prove identity and motive in arson case

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Judges: Durham

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