State v. Tarman

In the evening of March 21, 1978, defendant Norman Dean Tarman became involved in a fight with a Pierce County sheriff's deputy who was attempting to arrest him for driving while intoxicated and for refusing to give information to or cooperate with a police officer. Defendant was acquitted in Eatonville District Court of the charge of driving while intoxicated, but was convicted of the other charge. As a result of the fight, defendant also was convicted in Superior Court of third degree assault. He appeals, contending it was error for the Superior Court to exclude evidence of his district…