Washington § 9A.52.040 - Inference of intent.

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§ 9A.52.040. Inference of intent.

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.
[ 1975 1st ex.s. c 260 s 9A.52.040.]

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