State v. Thomas

James, J. †

Appellant was found guilty of the crime of rape. In this appeal he makes two assignments of error.

I

Was appellant denied the effective assistance of counsel in violation of his constitutional rights?

In his brief and in oral argument appellant’s appointed counsel for appeal reviews our recent decisions concerning similar assignments of error. State v. Roberts, 69 Wn.2d 921, 421 P.2d 1014 (1966); State v. Lei, 59 Wn.2d 1, 365 P.2d 609 (1961), and from them correctly concludes the test to be: After considering the entire record, can it be said that the accused was afforded an effective…