State of Washington v. Benjamin George Childs

FILED MARCH 17, 2016 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. 32587-3-111 Respondent, ) (consol. with ) No. 32588-1-111) v. ) ) BENJAMIN G. CHILDS, ) ) UNPUBLISHED OPINION Appellant. ) SIDDOWAY, C.J. - Benjamin Childs appeals his convictions following a joint trial of crimes committed a week apart. His principal complaint is that his trial lawyer provided ineffective assistance by failing to renew a motion to sever trial and by failing to request an instruction…