Legal Opinion
State v. Dawkins
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 8, 1993No. 15090-5-IIPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlexander, C.J.
After a jury convicted Billy Dawkins of one count of second degree child molestation, the trial court found that Dawkins's trial counsel had rendered ineffective representation and, consequently, it ordered a new trial. The State appeals. We affirm.
On July 30, 1990, Dawkins was charged with two counts of second degree child molestation. RCW 9A.44.086. The charges arose out of an incident involving two 13-year-old females, K.N. and R.B.
Before trial, Dawkins retained the services of an attorney. The attorney soon discovered that the State was aware of allegations of prior uncharged incidents of…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. ThomasWashington Supreme Court · 1987
- State v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. CoeWashington Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. SaltarelliWashington Supreme Court · 1982
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. RothCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1994
- State v. MarksCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1998
- State v. HolmCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1998
- State v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1997
- State v. ReynoldsonCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2012
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