Legal Opinion
State v. Norby
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided June 8, 1978No. 5306-1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRingold, J.
Early morning July 24, 1976, Larry Norby was removed from the Riverside Inn by an off-duty Tukwila police officer. He remained in the parking lot threatening and accusing various persons, including Patrick Kirk, of causing his removal. Kirk tried to ignore Norby but Norby grabbed him, spun him around, hit him with his left hand and then hit him in the face with a beer bottle. The bottle broke on impact cutting Kirk about the eye and forehead.
Norby was charged in the words of RCW 9A.36.020(l)(b) with assault in the second degree. The statute provides in relevant part:
Every person who, under…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. RochaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Peasley v. Puget Sound Tug & Barge Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1942
- State v. MurphyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1972
- State v. GeerCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1975
- State v. NicholsonWashington Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. KingCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1979
- State v. EdmonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1981
- State v. BoydCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1978
- State v. BergeCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1980
- State v. SimmonsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1981
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