State v. Johnson

Defendant appeals a judgment convicting him of second-degree murder and second-degree assault committed while armed with a deadly weapon and firearm.

On December 13, 1972, defendant and his brother were involved in an altercation in the Bitter End Tavern in Seattle, Washington. While so involved, defendant shot one James Hanlin four times, mortally wounding him. Defendant was subsequently convicted of the latter’s second-degree murder and second-degree assault, in each case while armed with a deadly weapon and firearm. Defendant appeals.

He relies on three categories of claimed errors. These…