STATE v. CASTILLO

No. 61867-9-I.

208 P.3d 1201 (2009)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Edward Lee CASTILLO, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

June 1, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric John Richey, Kimberly Anne Thulin, Whatcom County Pros. Atty's Office, Bellingham, WA, for Respondent.

Jennifer J. Sweigert, Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.


COX, J.

¶ 1 In August 2007, our supreme court expressly directed trial courts in this jurisdiction to use Washington Pattern Instruction: Criminal (WPIC) 4.01, the pattern reasonable doubt instruction, to inform juries of the State's burden to prove beyond a reasonable doubt every element of a charged crime.1 In May 2008, the trial court in this prosecution for first degree rape of child, over the objection of Edward Castillo, gave...

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