Legal Opinion
State v. Garcia
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 21, 1990No. 23368-8-IPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPekelis, J.
Gabriel Garcia pleaded guilty to aggravated first degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole. He appeals from the Superior Court's denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea, claiming that he was denied effective assistance of counsel. We affirm.
Garcia was charged with aggravated first degree murder in the death of Roberta Alvarado. Alvarado died as the result of multiple stab wounds allegedly inflicted by Garcia during the course of the February 17, 1988, robbery of the Gilded Cage Pet Center in Mount Vernon, Washington.
The penalty for aggravated…
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