STATE v. VASQUEZ

No. 87282-1.

309 P.3d 318 (2013)

178 Wn.2d 1

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Vianney VASQUEZ, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided July 25, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy P. Collins , Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

James Patrick Hagarty , Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney's Off., Yakima, WA, David Brian Trefry , Attorney at Law, Spokane, WA, for Respondents.

Sarah A. Dunne , Vanessa Torres Hernandez , ACLU of Washington Foundation, Nancy Lynn Talner , Attorney at Law, Gary Manca , Manca Law, PLLC, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Civil Liberties Union O.

Matthew Hyrum Adams , Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Northwest Immigrant Rights Project.

Suzanne Lee Elliott , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of Crimin.

Travis Stearns , Washington Defender Association, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Defender Association.

Erin Hairopoulos Becker , King County Prosecutors Office, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Association of Prosec.


WIGGINS, J.

¶ 1 This case squarely asks us to determine under what circumstances we may infer an intent to injure or defraud under Washington's forgery statute, RCW 9A.60.020(1)(b). Vianney Vasquez had fake social security and permanent resident cards, both in his own name. After a Safeway store security guard found the cards in Vasquez's wallet following a search related to a shoplifting incident, the security guard called the police. Vasquez was arrested and...

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