State Of Washington v. Jeremiah Crouch

COURT OF' F ALS UV STATE OF WASHINGTON 2018 SEP 21+ AM 9:22 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 76609-1-1 Respondent, V. JEREMIAH CROUCH, UNPUBLISHED OPINION Appellant. FILED: September 24, 2018 ) SMITH, J. —Jeremiah Crouch appeals his felony conviction for second degree assault. Because his defense counsel proposed a self-defense instruction that improperly lowered the State's burden of proof and Crouch was prejudiced by this deficient performance, we reverse. FACTS On September 28, 2016, Brian Decker, a security guard, dressed in a police…