PEARSON, J.
Defendant, Charles Derefield, is appealing a 10-year prison sentence following a conviction for second-degree assault. At the time of the offense, defendant was separated from his wife and children. Mrs. Derefield had filed for a divorce to which defendant was vehemently opposed. On the date of the assault, defendant had invited his wife and children and her neighbors to visit him in McCleary, Washington, in exchange for a promise not to
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