STATE v. STEIN

Nos. 20813-0-II, 21767-8-II.

972 P.2d 505 (1999)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. John Kenneth STEIN aka Jack Stein, Appellant. In re the Personal Restraint Petition of: Jack K. Stein, Petitioner.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

Reconsideration Denied May 10, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Hutcheson Jr., Olympia, for Appellant.

Dennis Hunter, Clark Co Deputy Pros Atty, Vancouver, for Respondent.


SEINFELD, P.J.

Jack Stein appeals his convictions of three counts of attempted murder and one count of burglary. We conclude that the court's instructions erroneously allowed the jury to convict Stein on the basis of vicarious liability without finding that he was legally accountable as an accomplice.1 Because this is prejudicial error, we reverse.

FACTS

Jack Stein believed that a group of people, including his father...

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