State Of Washington v. Gary Michael Richards

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) No. 76858-1-1 Respondent, ) ) DIVISION ONE v. ) ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION GARY MICHAEL RICHARDS, ) ) Appellant. ) FILED: April 22, 2019 ) LEACH, J. — Gary Michael Richards appeals his conviction for assault in the second degree and his sentence. He challenges a number of the trial court's evidentiary rulings and claims that three off-the-record sidebars violated his right to a public trial. He also asserts that the trial court mistakenly believed it did not have discretion to impose an exceptional sentence downward on a…