Legal Opinion

State Of Washington v. Yemane Teklai Weldeselase

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided November 23, 2015No. 72410-0Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) No. 72410-0-1 r-7 ) CUT* Respondent, ) ) v. ) ) YEMANE TEKLAIWELDESELASE, ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION V.W- ) Appellant. ) FILED: November 23,2015 ^ ) Verellen, A.C.J. — Yemane Weldeselase claims his counsel was ineffective for failing to argue at sentencing that his first degree burglary, second degree assault, and felony violation of a court order convictions constituted the same criminal conduct. We conclude counsel's failure to argue same criminal conduct at sentencing constituted deficient performance. A…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. McFarlandWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  3. State v. GrierWashington Supreme Court · 2011
  4. State v. SutherbyWashington Supreme Court · 2009
  5. State v. SutherbyWashington Supreme Court · 2009

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