Legal Opinion

State v. Johnson

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided June 8, 2009No. 60197-1-IPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

208 P.3d 1265 (2009)

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

George Alvin JOHNSON, Jr., Appellant.

No. 60197-1-I.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

June 8, 2009.

Andrea Ruth Vitalich, King County Prosecutor's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

Christopher Gibson, Nielsen Broman & Koch PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

ELLINGTON, J.

¶ 1 Despite claims of insanity and/or diminished capacity, George Johnson was convicted of three counts of bank robbery. He contends the trial court improperly limited expert testimony concerning his defenses and improperly instructed the jury about diminished…

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