State v. Tunney

917 P.2d 95 (1996)

129 Wash.2d 336

The STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Barry Michael TUNNEY, Petitioner.

No. 63116-6.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Argued February 27, 1996.

Decided May 30, 1996.

Joseph J. Lynch, Byron H. Ward, Seattle, for petitioner.

Norm Maleng, King County Prosecutor, Jennifer Gilman, Deputy, Seattle, for respondent.

JOHNSON, Justice.

Barry M. Tunney was convicted of third degree assault of a police officer in King County. He challenges the sufficiency of the information for the first time on appeal, arguing it was defective because the Prosecutor omitted the necessary…