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- Title: City of Redmond v. Burkhart
- Author : Washington Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 24, 2000
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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Steven Burkhart telephoned his wife and, after conversing a short while, became angry and threatened to kill her. The telephone harassment statute under which he was charged prohibits making a telephone call threatening injury with the intent to intimidate. This case presents a unique question does "make" in the context of making a telephone call encompass all stages of the call until the call is terminated or does it describe only the initiation of the call? Based upon the statutory construction as well as the ordinary meaning of "make," we hold that "make," as used in RCW 9.61.230, refers to the call in its entirety. Burkhart telephoned his estranged wife, Anita, to speak to their son. When she refused to put their son on the telephone, Burkhart became angry and a verbal argument ensued. Burkhart told Anita that he would kill her and that he would file for custody and deprive her of their son. The City of Redmond brought charges against Burkhart for telephone harassment.
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