State v. Tucker

Appellant Antonio Tucker appeals from a judgment and sentence entered after a jury found him guilty of assault in the third degree (RCW 9A.36.030). This appeal raises a single issue: whether the trial court erred by refusing to give Tucker's proposed jury instructions pertaining to reckless endangerment as a lesser included offense of third degree assault. We find no error and, therefore, affirm the trial court.

Facts

On the evening of June 7, 1984, lone Ward and two women friends went to a nightclub in Kirkland to drink, dance, and socialize. Because the nightclub was crowded, the three women…