Legal Opinion
State v. Bandura
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 14, 1997No. 17559-2-IIPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMorgan, J.
On the evening of February 27, 1993, Robert Michael Bandura, Shirley Ward, and Terry Knowles, Ward’s boyfriend, were drinking heavily at Bandura’s house. According to the State, Bandura hit Knowles without provocation. Ward stepped between them, and Bandura left the room.
Within a short time, Bandura returned with a machete. Ward intervened again, but moved aside after Bandura used the machete to inflict a small cut on her chest. Bandura then swung the machete at Knowles about 10 times. Simultaneously, Bandura said he was going to kill Knowles. Knowles defended himself with a baseball bat, but…
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