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STATE v. SAUNDERS

No. 68771-9-I.

311 P.3d 601 (2013)

177 Wn. App. 259

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Jeffrey SAUNDERS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

October 21, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nielsen Broman Koch, PLLC, Attorney at Law, Casey Grannis , Nielsen Broman & Koch, PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Jeffrey Shaw Saunders, Spokane, WA, pro se.

Mary Kathleen Webber , Snohomish County Prosecutors Office, Everett, WA, for Respondent.

SPEARMAN, A.C.J.

¶ 1 The purpose of the "essential elements" rule in the context of a to-convict instruction is to ensure that the jury is not left guessing at the meaning of an element of the crime and that the State is not relieved of its burden of proving each element of the crime. By contrast, the goal of the "essential elements" rule in the context of a charging document is to give a defendant notice of the nature...

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