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State v. Harlan W. Blackburn, WA Appeals Division I

The Washington Court of Appeals Division I filed an opinion in a criminal appeal, docket 86238-3, on April 20, 2026. The panel consists of Linda Coburn (author), with concurrences from Ian Birk and David Mann. This is a routine judicial filing containing only the opinion information sheet without the substantive ruling text.

State v. Blackburn - Affirmed in Part, Reversed in Part

The Washington Court of Appeals affirmed most of Blackburn's convictions for incest and rape of a child while reversing Count 8 for insufficient evidence. The court agreed that law enforcement violated Blackburn's state constitutional privacy rights by obtaining his bank card and purchase history without a warrant under article I, section 7, but held the error was harmless. The case was remanded for resentencing on counts 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7.