State v. Garcia

On November 10, 1976, there was a brawl at Tiny's Tavern in Wapato. Defendant David Garcia was not participating when several police officers managed to move it outside the tavern. However, the jury was entitled to believe that when Bruce Olson, a uniformed reserve officer for the Wapato police, was attempting to separate a group of combatants, defendant lunged towards Officer Olson and struck him in the upper right arm with enough force to cause a bruise that lasted for several days. Olson testified that two or three others also grabbed him, but he was able to identify only defendant.…