STATE v. TUITASI

No. 8079-6-II.

46 Wn. App. 206 (1986)

729 P.2d 75

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. DANNY EDWARD TUITASI, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

December 11, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian J. Coyne and Miles, Way, Coyne & Tobin, for appellant (appointed counsel for appeal).

Gary P. Burleson, Prosecuting Attorney, for respondent.


PEARSON, J.*

The sole issue in this case is whether Danny Tuitasi's threat to take his own child, in order to coerce his estranged wife into engaging in sexual intercourse, constitutes a threat of kidnapping within the meaning of RCW 9A.44.010(5) (defining forcible compulsion). We hold such a threat constitutes a threat of kidnapping within the contemplation of this section. We therefore affirm...

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