STATE v. FLORA

No. 64149-2-I.

249 P.3d 188 (2011)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. James C. FLORA, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

March 14, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elaine Winters , Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Paul William Jay , Erik Pedersen , Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney, Mount Vernon, WA, for Respondent.


BECKER, J.

¶ 1 The offense of attempting to elude a police officer requires proof that the defendant acted "willfully." This term must be defined in jury instructions upon request because it has a technical meaning in the context of the eluding statute. Without a definitional instruction, appellant James Flora lacked legal support for his legitimate theory that the vehicle he was accused of willfully eluding was not recognizable as a police vehicle. Because the...

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