State Of Washington, V. Mariah Joleene Boudrieau

CourtCourt of Appeals of Washington
DecidedMarch 28, 2022
Docket81762-1
StatusUnpublished

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Opinion

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISON ONE

STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 81762-1-I

Respondent, DIVISION ONE

v. UNPUBLISHED OPINION MARIAH JOLEENE BOUDRIEAU,

Appellant.

COBURN, J. — Mariah Boudrieau and two other people were involved in a

planned robbery that ended with the victim shot and paralyzed. She appeals her

convictions of robbery in the first degree and assault in the first degree

contending that the State failed to prove that she, personally, satisfied each of

the elements of the crimes. The jury instructions allowed the State to prove and

the jury to convict Boudrieau as an accomplice. We also reject her contention

that the information charging robbery in the first degree was deficient. While we

affirm her convictions, we remand for resentencing to correct her offender score

under State v. Blake1, to correct the judgment and sentence by noting that the

same criminal conduct supported both convictions, and to strike her community

custody supervision fees.

1In State v. Blake, 197 Wn.2d 170, 481 P.3d 521 (2021), our Supreme Court held Washington’s simple drug possession statute (RCW 69.50.4013) is unconstitutional.

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FACTS

Mariah Boudrieau asked her friend, Dennis Peltier, for help with a “lick,”

which Peltier understood to mean that she wanted his help in “some sort of plan

to get drugs.” Peltier eventually agreed to go along with her plan. Boudrieau

texted Peltier, “What’s your address? Strap’s on the way, so we can do this lick.”

Peltier testified at trial that he understood “Strap” as a nickname for a person,

and that the term “strapped” usually means someone has a gun.

Peltier understood the plan was for Boudrieau to lure Darrick Caudill to

Peltier’s house under the pretense of selling heroin to Peltier. Peltier did not

actually have any money to buy heroin at that time, and Peltier knew Boudrieau

also did not have money to pay for the heroin. Peltier testified that he did not

know “Strap” would have a gun, but he did know he would be the “muscle,” and

that he and Boudrieau were somehow “just going to take it” from Caudill.

Boudrieau referred to Caudill as a “Jake,” meaning he was an easy target. When

Boudrieau got to Peltier’s house, she called Caudill and said Peltier wanted an

ounce of heroin. Caudill expected a $1,200 payment.

When Caudill entered the house, he pulled out the heroin and put it on a

scale. Peltier asked if he could sample it. When Peltier went to sample a piece

of the heroin, Caudill asked if he could see the money first. Peltier proceeded

into the kitchen and started going through the cupboards, pretending to look for

the money. Boudrieau remained seated on the couch.

Caudill noticed someone entering the house gun-first through the door.

Caudill initially froze, but he then threw his body into the back of the door

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smashing the gunman’s arm in between the door and the door jamb. Boudrieau

then got up off the couch and came at Caudill “with her hands out like claws,”

grabbing him. Boudrieau did not seem surprised to see a third person there. As

Boudrieau and Caudill grappled for about 10 to 15 seconds, the gunman shot

Caudill in the back. The gunman’s head was covered by a bandana and t-shirt

wrapped around it.

After Caudill was shot and lying on the ground, Boudrieau started going

through his pockets, taking his money and phone. Caudill asked Boudrieau to

call an ambulance because he thought he was dying, but Caudill testified that

Boudrieau responded, “I don’t give a fuck,” and continued to rob him. Peltier

heard Boudrieau ask Caudill where the rest of the drugs were. Boudrieau gave

Peltier a piece of the heroin on her way out the door. When the gunman

declared he was leaving, Boudrieau responded that she was going with him.

Caudill then testified that either the gunman or Boudrieau picked up the heroin

and left. Caudill could not move his legs or stand up because he was paralyzed

from the chest down.

The State charged Boudrieau with assault in the first degree and robbery

in the first degree under the theory of accomplice liability. A jury convicted her on

both counts. Additional facts are provided where relevant below. DISCUSSION Sufficiency of the Evidence

Boudrieau first contends that the evidence was insufficient to support the

convictions because the State was required to prove that she personally satisfied

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all the elements of the crimes based on the to-convict jury instructions. We

disagree.

“A sufficiency challenge admits the truth of the State’s evidence and

accepts the reasonable inferences to be made from it.” State v. O’Neal, 159

Wn.2d 500, 505, 150 P.3d 1121 (2007). We will reverse a conviction “only where

no rational trier of fact could find that all elements of the crime were proved

beyond a reasonable doubt.” State v. Smith, 155 Wn.2d 496, 501, 120 P.3d 559

(2005). Further, “[a] reviewing court will reverse a conviction for insufficient

evidence only if no rational trier of fact could find that the State met its burden.”

State v. Teal, 152 Wn.2d 333, 337, 96 P.3d 974 (2004).

Central to Boudrieau’s argument are the to-convict instructions for both

counts. The court instructed the jury that to convict Boudrieau of assault in the

first degree, each of the following elements must be proved beyond a reasonable

doubt: (1) That on or about the [sic] February 6th, 2019, the Defendant, or Co-Defendant, assaulted Darrick Caudill; (2) That the assault was committed with a firearm; (3) That the Defendant acted with intent to inflict great bodily harm; and (4) That this act occurred in the State of Washington.

(Emphasis added.) Although other people were involved in the crimes,

Boudrieau was tried alone. There was no co-defendant at trial.

Further, the court instructed the jury that to convict Boudrieau of robbery in

the first degree, each of the following elements must be proved beyond a

reasonable doubt:

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(1) That on or about the [sic] February 6th, 2019, the defendant, unlawfully took personal property from the person or in the presence of another; (2) That the defendant intended to commit theft of the property; (3) That the taking was against the person’s will by the defendant’s use or threatened use of immediate force, violence, or fear of injury to that person; (4) That the force or fear was used by the defendant to obtain or retain possession of the property or to prevent or overcome resistance to the taking; (5) That in the commission of these acts or in the immediate flight therefrom the defendant inflicted bodily injury; and (6) That any of these acts occurred in the State of Washington.

(Emphasis added.)

Boudrieau argues that including “Co-Defendant” in only one element of the

to-convict instruction for assault left the State with the burden to prove that

Boudrieau, through her own conduct, personally acted with intent to inflict great

bodily harm under the assault charge, and that Boudrieau personally inflicted

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