Legal Opinion
State v. Riley
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 13, 1999No. 65845-4Published
1Opinion of the Court
976 P.2d 624 (1999)
137 Wash.2d 904
STATE of Washington, Respondent,
v.
Johnny Lee RILEY, Jr., Petitioner.
No. 65845-4.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
Argued June 16, 1998.
Decided May 13, 1999.
John S. Abolofia, Tacoma, for Petitioner.
John Ladenburg, Pierce County Prosecutor, Kathleen Proctor, Deputy, Tacoma, for Respondent.
MADSEN, J.
Petitioner Johnny Lee Riley was convicted of first degree assault while armed with a deadly weapon. He maintains that the giving of an aggressor instruction violated his First Amendment rights. We affirm the conviction.
FACTS
On June 16, 1994, Johnny Lee Riley shot…
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