State Of Washington, V James C. Mathes

Filed Washington State Court of Appeals Division Two January 24, 2017 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION II STATE OF WASHIINGTON, No. 48401-3-II Respondent, v. JAMES CHARLES MATHES, UNPUBLISHED OPINION Appellant. WORSWICK, J. — James Mathes appeals his eight convictions and his sentence arising from an incident where he kidnapped and assaulted Michelle Toste and assaulted police officers by shooting at them.1 Mathes makes several arguments, claiming (51) the trial court erred by excluding expert witness testimony on diminished capacity, (2) his defense counsel…