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State v. Burch

Supreme Court of Washington.
May 3, 2017
188 Wn. 2d 1006 (Wash. 2017)

Summary

concluding that vehicular homicide under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a strict liability offense even though the Bash factors do not all point in that direction

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Opinion

No. 94090-8

05-03-2017

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Docie Elecia BURCH, Petitioner.


ORDER

¶1 Department I of the Court, composed of Chief Justice Fairhurst and Justices Johnson, Owens, Wiggins and Gordon McCloud (Justice Stephens sat for Chief Justice Fairhurst), considered at its May 2, 2017, Motion Calendar whether review should be granted pursuant to RAP 13.4(b) and unanimously agreed that the following order be entered.

¶2 IT IS ORDERED:

¶3 That the petition for review is denied.

For the Court

/s/ Johnson, J.

ASSOCIATE CHIEF JUSTICE


Summaries of

State v. Burch

Supreme Court of Washington.
May 3, 2017
188 Wn. 2d 1006 (Wash. 2017)

concluding that vehicular homicide under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a strict liability offense even though the Bash factors do not all point in that direction

Summary of this case from State v. Yishmael
Case details for

State v. Burch

Case Details

Full title:STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Docie Elecia BURCH, Petitioner.

Court:Supreme Court of Washington.

Date published: May 3, 2017

Citations

188 Wn. 2d 1006 (Wash. 2017)
188 Wash. 2d 1006
393 P.3d 356

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