The Temple of Justice at the Washington State Capitol in Olympia, Washington. Law's Reference to 'Other Thing of Value' Doesn't Just Mean Monetary Value, Washington High Court Rules
While an intermediate appeals court found the defendant's offer to live with her son "forever" if he killed his father didn't constitute a "thing of value" within the meaning of the state law, RCW 9A.28.030(1), the state Supreme Court disagreed, reinstating her conviction for criminal solicitation.
October 30, 2023 at 04:18 PM
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Criminal Appeals
The Washington Supreme Court reinstated a woman's conviction for criminal solicitation, finding the phrase "money or other thing of value" under state law does not refer exclusively to monetary value.
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