Legal Opinion
State v. Riley
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 13, 1999No. 65845-5PublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMadsen, J.
Petitioner Johnny Lee Riley was convicted of first degree assault while armed with a deadly weapon. He maintains that the giving of an aggressor instruction violated his First Amendment rights. We affirm the conviction.
FACTS
On June 16, 1994, Johnny Lee Riley shot 15-year-old Gustavo Jaramillo. Riley claims he shot in self-defense. At the time of the shooting, Riley was 26 years old and was considerably larger than Jaramillo.
On the day of the shooting, Jaramillo was with his friend Aaron Calloway. Jaramillo and Calloway stole cars and sold drugs together, and on that day had used cocaine.…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- State v. HughesWashington Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. RiceWashington Supreme Court · 1988
- State v. JanesWashington Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. WaldenWashington Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. WaldenWashington Supreme Court · 1997
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3Cited by93 opinions
- Johnny Lee Riley, Jr. v. Alice PayneCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- State v. ClausingWashington Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. AguirreWashington Supreme Court · 2010
- State v. AguirreWashington Supreme Court · 2010
- State v. RedmondWashington Supreme Court · 2003
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