STATE v. ATKINS

No. 64975-2-I.

236 P.3d 897 (2010)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Phillip Van ATKINS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered July 19, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jodi R. Backlund, Manek R. Mistry, Backlund & Mistry, Olympia, WA, for Appellant.

Douglas P. Ruth, Lewis Co. Pros. Ofc., Chehalis, WA, for Respondent.


COX, J.

¶ 1 Phillip Atkins appeals his judgment and sentence, claiming that the information and "to convict" instruction for his felony harassment charge were deficient because they did not include an essential element of that crime. Because "true threat" is not an essential element of this charge and the court's instructions included an explanation of that term, we reject this claim.

¶ 2 Atkins also argues that the knowledge instruction for third...

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