State v. Dildine

The defendant was charged by information with the crime of assault in the second degree, under the provisions of subdivision (3) of RCW 9.11.020, in that he did willfully inflict grievous bodily harm upon the person of another by beating her about her head and shoulders with his hands and fists. A trial was had before a jury. Defendant’s motion for a dismissal at .the close of the state’s case was denied, and he .then introduced evidence in his own behalf.

' The jury returned a verdict of guilty. Defendant filed his motions in arrest of judgment and in the alternative for a new trial. The…