Legal Opinion

State v. Cham

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided December 12, 2011No. 65071-8-IPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLeach, J.

¶1 Ghe Cham appeals convictions and an exceptional sentence for second degree assault, unlawful *442imprisonment, felony harassment, and misdemeanor violation of a court order. He claims the trial court had an affirmative duty to provide a limiting instruction when it admitted evidence of prior domestic violence under ER 404(b). Alternatively, he argues that his counsel provided ineffective assistance by failing to ask for a limiting instruction. Cham also challenges the sufficiency of the record to demonstrate a valid waiver of his right to a jury trial on one aggravating factor and the…

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2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. State v. HillWashington Supreme Court · 1994
  5. State v. ThomasWashington Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  5. In re Pers. Restraint of Keldy Adalid GranadosCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2018

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