State Of Washington v. James O. Lester

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 70124-0-1 Respondent, v. DIVISION ONE JAMES OTIS LESTER, UNPUBLISHED OPINION Appellant. FILED: April 21, 2014 Leach, J. — James Lester appeals his conviction for assault in the first degree, claiming that he was incompetent to stand trial. Because Lester fails to show that the trial court abused its discretion when it found him competent to stand trial, we affirm. Background On February 9, 2011, the State charged Lester with assault in the first degree. Before trial, defense counsel informed the court that he had…