WPIC 50.65 Public Park—Definition
11 WAPRAC WPIC 50.65Washington Practice Series TMWashington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
11 Wash. Prac., Pattern Jury Instr. Crim. WPIC 50.65 (5th Ed)
Washington Practice Series TM
Washington Pattern Jury Instructions--Criminal
January 2024 Update
Part VIII. Drugs and Controlled Substances
WPIC CHAPTER 50.60. Enhanced Sentence—Controlled Substance Violations
WPIC 50.65 Public Park—Definition
“Public park” means land, including any facilities or improvements on the land, that is operated as a park by the State or a local government.
NOTE ON USE
Use this instruction as applicable, with WPIC 50.61 (Enhanced Sentence—Controlled Substance Violations Under RCW 69.50.435—No Statutory Defense—Special Verdict) or WPIC 50.61.01 (Enhanced Sentence—Controlled Substance Violations Under RCW 69.50.435—Statutory Defense—Special Verdict).
COMMENT
RCW 69.50.435.
The enhanced penalty for selling drugs in a public park does not violate due process and equal protection guarantees. State v. Carter, 64 Wn.App. 90, 823 P.2d 523 (1992); State v. Henderson, 64 Wn.App. 339, 824 P.2d 492 (1992).
[Current as of November 2019.]
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