STATE v. ST. PETER

No. 36465.

63 Wn.2d 495 (1963)

387 P.2d 937

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. ARTHUR ST. PETER, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

December 26, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett Feigenbaum, for appellant.

Charles O. Carroll and Richard M. Foreman, for respondent.


ROSELLINI, J.

The appellant was found guilty of the crime of assault in the first degree. The evidence establishes that he shot at a law enforcement officer who was attempting to place him under arrest.

[1] The appellant first contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a continuance or a change of venue. His argument is that, due to the inflammatory nature of certain newspaper articles which had been published

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