State v. Fuller

—William Fuller was charged by amended information with four counts of assault in the second degree, committed while armed with a deadly weapon and a firearm. After a trial to the court, sitting with a jury, he was found guilty. His conviction was affirmed by this court in State v. Fuller, 39 Wn. App. 104, 692 P.2d 203 (1984), review denied, 103 Wn.2d 1023, reconsideration granted, 39 Wn. App. 104, 108 (1985).

Witnesses described Fuller as "obviously inebriated," "had been drinking probably a fair amount" and "he smelled of alcohol and he was babbling." Dr. John Petrich, a psychiatrist,…