State v. Koch
Court of Appeals of Washington
1Opinion of the CourtHunt, J.
¶1 James Perry Koch appeals his jury convictions for second degree manslaughter and first degree criminal mistreatment in connection with the death of his father, Lloyd Koch,1 who died of heart failure at the hospital after ongoing vehement refusals to accept assistance from *25Koch, his siblings, and hospice. Koch argues that: (1) his two convictions constitute double jeopardy; (2) the trial court violated his right to due process by giving jury instructions that did not represent all theories of his case and, specifically, by refusing to give his proposed instruction that unwanted touching can…
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