State Of Washington v. Joseph Keith Mccourt

Filed Washington State Court of Appeals Division Two January 20, 2021 IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION II STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 53367-7-II Respondent, v. UNPUBLISHED OPINION JOSEPH KEITH MCCOURT, Appellant. MAXA, J. – Joseph McCourt appeals his conviction of third degree assault. The conviction arose from an incident in which Charles Devous demanded that McCourt leave his house, and then the two had an altercation outside in which Devous was injured. McCourt claimed self-defense. We hold that the trial court erred in declining to give (1) an inferior degree…