GUY, Justice.
In this case, we are asked to review a superior court's conclusion that a child had the capacity to commit an offense which, if committed by an adult, would be a crime. We are also asked to clarify what the State must prove in order to overcome the statutory presumption that a young child is incapable of committing a crime.
The State charged 11-year-old J.P.S. (hereafter J.P.) with rape of a child in the first degree in violation of RCW 9A.44...
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