Legal Opinion

State v. Foster

Washington Supreme Court

Decided January 5, 1979No. 45509PublishedCited by 165 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHamilton, J.

Appellant was convicted of second-degree assault pursuant to RCW 9A.36.020(1). 1 The jury also found that the appellant was armed with a firearm at the time of the offense. In this appeal, appellant challenges the conviction and sentence on a number of grounds. We find all of appellant's arguments to be without merit. Therefore, we affirm the judgment and sentence.

The facts of this case can be summarized as follows:

Appellant became friends with the sisters, Terry and LaSandra Kelly, who were his next door neighbors at his apartment house. He briefly dated Terry without knowledge that she was…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Malloy v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  4. Simpson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. State v. WorkmanWashington Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by165 opinions

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