STATE v. J.F.

No. 39044-9-I.

943 P.2d 303 (1997)

87 Wash.App. 787

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. J.F., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered September 8, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher Gibson, Nielsen Broman & Assoc., Seattle, for Appellant.

Mark Gibson Stockdale, King County Pros. Atty., Appellate Unit, Seattle, for Respondent.


ELLINGTON, Judge.

J.F. was charged with reckless burning in the second degree. The offense was alleged to have occurred on July 3, 1995, when J.F. was 10 years old, so J.F. was statutorily presumed incapable of committing the offense. The trial court concluded that the State had met its burden of rebutting the presumption of incapacity, and J.F. pleaded guilty. We find the evidence sufficient to show J.F.'s capacity by clear...

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