Legal Opinion
State v. Ward
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided November 22, 2004No. 52609-0-IPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*246¶1 — George Ward was convicted of two counts of assault in the second degree. We agree with Ward that his counsel were ineffective in failing to request an instruction on the lesser included offense of unlawful display of a weapon. We reverse and remand for retrial.
2Per curiam
FACTS
¶2 On the night of November 18, 2001, Thomas Tuttle, the owner of a towing and repossession company, went to George Ward’s home to repossess a Buick Riviera. Tuttle was accompanied by his son-in-law, Jay Baldwin. Sometime between 8:00 and 9:00 p.m., Tuttle backed his unmarked tow truck into Ward’s driveway behind Ward’s Buick…
3Cases cited15 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Keeble v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- State v. WorkmanWashington Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. ThomasWashington Supreme Court · 1987
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4Cited by25 opinions
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