State v. Hall

A jury convicted Robbie L. Hall of three counts of third degree assault on law enforcement officers. Mr. Hall appeals, alleging four instructional errors: (1) refusal to give a voluntary intoxication instruction; (2) refusal to include intent in the to convict instructions; (3) refusal to give an attempted assault instruction; and (4) refusal to instruct the jury that the defendant’s knowledge that the victim is a law enforcement officer is an element of third degree assault. We affirm.

FACTS

As background, Chelan County Sheriffs Deputy Josh Mathena arrested Mr. Hall near Chelan for an…