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STATE v. SEEK

No. 47735-8-I.

37 P.3d 339 (2002)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Donald Leroy SEEK, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

January 7, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harlan Dorfman, David Koch, Nielsen Broman & Assoc., Seattle, Counsel for Appellant.

Kathryn Kim, Seattle, Counsel for Respondent.

BAKER, J.

Donald Leroy Seek was charged and convicted of one count of bigamy under RCW 9A.64.010. The court interpreted RCW 9A.64.010 as a strict liability crime with no wrongful intent element. At trial, Seek objected to the court's "to-convict" instruction that outlined the elements the State was required to prove beyond a reasonable doubt. Seek also objected to the court's instruction placing the burden on him to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that he...

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