In any prosecution for burglary, any person who enters or remains unlawfully in a building may be inferred to have acted with intent to commit a crime against a person or property therein, unless such entering or remaining shall be explained by evidence satisfactory to the trier of fact to have been made without such criminal intent.
RCW 9A.52.040
Inference of intent.
Known as the Washington Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 9A.04.010 to 9A.98.020 (401 sections).
Applied in 56 court decisions — leading case 98 Wash. 2d 484 - State v. McCullum (1983)
Most recently applied in State Of Washington, V. Heather Azevedo (April 2024)
1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.52.040.
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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.