State v. Belleman

Clay Guy Belleman appeals his conviction of third degree assault, arguing that the trial court erred in instructing the jury and the evidence was insufficient for conviction. We affirm.

Facts

Early in the morning of June 2, 1991, Officer Kasprzyk was working as an off-duty police officer in Maple Valley accompanied by his police dog, Shumba. While in his parked patrol car, a man approached and said he had taken a woman home who claimed to have been raped and that the suspect was driving her car.

Officer Kasprzyk drove off looking for the woman's car. He saw an empty GMC truck that looked…