State Of Washington v. Richard Bruce, Jr.

Filed Washington State Court of Appeals IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON Division Two DIVISION II November 14, 2017 STATE OF WASHINGTON, No. 490587-II Respondent, UNPUBLISHED OPINION v. RICHARD CARL BRUCE, JR., Appellant. BJORGEN, C.J. — Richard Carl Bruce Jr. appeals his conviction for second degree assault and violation of a no-contact order. In response to Bruce’s arguments, we hold that (1) the trial court erred by ordering Bruce physically restrained for the entire trial but that the error was harmless, (2) the trial court did not (a) abuse its discretion by finding…