STATE v. BURKE

No. 37724-8-I.

952 P.2d 619 (1998)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Rodney Paul BURKE, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

March 11, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kelly V. Curtin, Seattle, for Appellant.

Seth Aaron Fine, Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney, Everett, for Respondent.


KENNEDY, Judge.

Rodney Burke appeals his conviction under the first degree burglary statute, RCW 9A.52.020 as amended by Initiative 159, the "Hard Time for Armed Crime" Act. He contends that Initiative 159, section 9—which expands the first degree burglary statute to include all buildings, not just dwellings— violates the single subject rule of article II, section 19 of the Washington Constitution. He also contends that the jury's special verdict, finding...

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