State v. Carson

This opinion was flied for record m~~ onald R. Carpen r \.:> Supreme Court Clerk IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON STATE OF WASHINGTON, ) ) Respondent, ) No. 90308-5 ) v. ) En Bane ) DAVID WILLIAM CARSON, ) ) Filed SEP 1 7 2015 Petitioner. ) ) WIGGINS, J.-David Carson appeals from his conviction on three counts of child molestation in the first degree. He argues on appeal that he received ineffective assistance of counsel because his attorney objected to a Petrich 1 instruction proposed by the State. A defendant must overcome a heavy burden in order to prevail on a claim of…