State v. Arth

87 P.3d 1206 (2004)

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

RONALD F. Arth, Appellant.

No. 51801-1-I.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

April 19, 2004.

Eric Nielson, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Carla Carlstrom, King Co Pros Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

AGID, J.

Appellant Ronald Arth appeals his conviction of first degree malicious mischief. He contends the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury on the law of self-defense when he argued at trial that he damaged a vehicle only in an effort to prevent the driver from injuring him with the car. We conclude that the self-defense…