State v. Davis

The State appeals the granting of a new trial to defendant, who was charged with accomplice liability for first degree robbery. At issue is whether a general verdict finding defendant guilty of first degree robbery is inconsistent and irreconcilable with a special verdict finding he was not armed with a deadly weapon. We hold the verdicts are not inconsistent and reverse.

On December 30,1980, Herbert Wallace pointed a gun at a pharmacy clerk in Tacoma and demanded money. At the same time, defendant was seen standing near the glass doors of the store about 12 feet away from the clerk and the…