STATE v. WESTLING

No. 71417-7.

40 P.3d 669 (2002)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Jason Lazage WESTLING, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided February 21, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzanne Lee Elliott, Seattle, for Petitioner.

James Krider, Snohomish County Prosecutor, Seth Aaron Fine, Deputy County Prosecutor, for Respondent.


MADSEN, J.

Defendant Jason Westling contends that his convictions for three counts of second degree arson violate the prohibition against double jeopardy. We agree and reverse the Court of Appeals.

FACTS

A teacher gave defendant's girl friend an "incomplete." The teacher's car, parked in a high school parking lot, was set on fire and burned. The fire resulted in damage to two other nearby cars owned by other teachers. Westling's girl friend told...

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