State of Washington v. Michael Lynn West, Jr.

FILED JAN 29, 2015 In the Office of the Clerk of Cou rt W A State Court of Appeals, Division III IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION THREE STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) No. 31517-7-111 Respondent/Cross-Appellant, ) ) v. ) ) MICHAEL LYNN WEST, JR., ) PUBLISHED OPINION ) Appellant. ) FEARING, J. - We address a common argument of a criminal defendant on appeal: his trial attorney provided ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of his constitutional rights. The argument arrives in a new setting. Michael West complains of his trial counsel's failure to ask the trial…