STATE v. VALDIGLESIAS LAVALLE

No. 82869-0-I.

518 P.3d 658 (2022)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Vanessa VALDIGLESIAS LAVALLE, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Filed October 10, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Suzanne Lee Elliott , Attorney at Law, 1511 3rd Ave. Ste. 610, Seattle, WA, 98101-1683, Washington Appellate Project, 1511 Third Avenue, Suite 610, Seattle, WA, 98101, for Appellant.

Rosemary Hawkins Kaholokula , Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney, 605 S 3rd St., Mount Vernon, WA, 98273-3867, for Respondent.


PUBLISHED OPINION

¶ 1 While it could be argued that a mother's love is priceless, does an expressed desire to be with her children forever equate to a "thing of value" to support a criminal solicitation conviction under RCW 9A.28.030(1)? We hold that it does not, because a "thing of value" must have monetary value. We reverse...

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