State v. Allen

Thomas Allen appeals his third degree assault conviction contending the jury instructions misstated the law and challenging the sufficiency of the information. Additional issues are raised in the pro se brief.

Reserve Officer Larry Rogers was walking out the back door of the police department in the city of Walla Walla in the early morning hours of November 22, 1990, when he saw a large number of people fighting in front of Dacres Saloon. After alerting other officers, he drove to the saloon. He was still on duty and wearing his uniform.

By the time Officer Rogers arrived, the fight had moved…