STATE v. DOWNS

No. 2250-1.

11 Wn. App. 572 (1974)

523 P.2d 1196

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. ARVISTAS COLEMAN DOWNS, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

July 8, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Ferguson, for appellant (appointed counsel for appeal).

Christopher T. Bayley, Prosecuting Attorney, and Roy N. Howson, Deputy, for respondent.


FARRIS, J.

Arvistas Coleman Downs was found guilty by a jury of the crime of second-degree assault. He appeals from judgment entered on that verdict. We affirm.

The offense grew out of a "demonstration" at the central campus of the Seattle Community College. The facts were in dispute but the jury apparently believed that Downs struck a police officer with a 2- by 2-inch board and a struggle ensued before Downs was subdued. It was not disputed that several...

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