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Washington Supreme Court hears arguments over sufficiency of evidence in State v. Abbas Salah Zahar
Summary
At oral argument on Oct. 31, 2024, the Washington Supreme Court heard competing views on whether the court of appeals improperly reweighed circumstantial evidence and whether the record supports accomplice liability for Abbas Salah Zahar.
The Washington Supreme Court heard argument on Oct. 31, 2024, over whether the court of appeals improperly reweighed evidence and whether the record contains enough for accomplice liability in State of Washington v. Abbas Salah Zahar. The court noted Justice Owens was recused and Pro Tem Sutton sat for the two cases that morning.
Ian Heath, counsel for the State, urged the justices to reverse the court of appeals, saying the appellate court “usurped the role of the jury in the sufficiency of the evidence review” by discounting state evidence and reweighing competing inferences. Heath told the court the jury was entitled to consider a “basket of evidence” —…
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