Legal Opinion

State v. Maurice

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided October 17, 1995No. 13677-9-III, 14643-0-IIIPublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSchultheis, J.

Gregory Maurice lost control of his pickup and hit an oncoming car, whose driver died at the scene of the accident. A jury convicted Mr. Maurice of vehicular homicide. He appeals, contending he was deprived of jury unanimity. Pro se and in his consolidated personal restraint petition, Mr. Maurice also contends he received ineffective assistance of counsel from his attorney who failed to adequately investigate and present his claim that his vehicle malfunctioned mechanically. We affirm the conviction entered on the jury’s guilty verdict, grant the personal restraint petition and remand the…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. State v. McFarlandWashington Supreme Court · 1995
  3. State v. GreenWashington Supreme Court · 1980
  4. State v. ThomasWashington Supreme Court · 1987
  5. State v. ArndtWashington Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by23 opinions

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