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STATE v. WELLS

No. 65526-4-I.

STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. ANDRE DEVON WELLS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

Filed: November 21, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nielsen Broman Koch PLLC, Attorney at Law, 1908 E Madison St, Seattle, WA, 98122.

Andrew Peter Zinner , Nielsen, Broman & Koch, PLLC, 1908 E Madison St, Seattle, WA, 98122-2842, Counsel for Appellant(s).

Prosecuting Atty King County, King Co Pros/App Unit Supervisor, W554 King County Courthouse, 516 Third Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104.

Stephen A Herschkowitz , King County Prosecuting Attorney's Offic, King County Courthouse, 516 3rd Ave Ste W554, Seattle, WA, 98104-2362, Counsel for Respondent(s).

UNPUBLISHED OPINION

GROSSE, J.

A true threat is a statement made under such circumstances that a reasonable person would foresee that the statement would be interpreted as a serious expression of intent to inflict bodily harm upon another. Because the criminalization of words implicates the first amendment, appellate courts conduct an independent review to determine the context of the statement. Here, the defendant violated a no-contact order and left a...

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