Upon an indictment or information for an offense consisting of different degrees, the jury may find the defendant not guilty of the degree charged in the indictment or information, and guilty of any degree inferior thereto, or of an attempt to commit the offense.
RCW 10.61.003
Degree offenses—Inferior degree—Attempt.
Applied in 77 court decisions — leading case State v. Roberts (2001)
Most recently applied in State Of Washington, V. Brennaris Marquis Johnson (January 2024)
1891 c 28 s 75; Code 1881 s 1097; 1854 p 120 s 122; RRS s 2167
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.