State of Washington v. Thomas Alvin Swarers

FILED DECEMBER 5, 2019 In the Office of the Clerk of Court WA State Court of Appeals, Division III IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION THREE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) No. 36066-1-III ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION ) THOMAS ALVIN SWARERS, ) ) Appellant. ) FEARING, J. — Thomas Swarers challenges on appeal only his sentence, and not his convictions on two counts of attempted rape of a child in the first degree. He attacks the sentence indirectly through the assertion of ineffective assistance of counsel. He contends that his trial counsel performed deficiently…