STATE v. GAIRNS

No. 5438-1.

20 Wn. App. 159 (1978)

579 P.2d 386

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. ROBERT C. GAIRNS, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

May 22, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Muenster of Seattle-King County Public Defender, for appellant.

Christopher T. Bayley, Prosecuting Attorney, and Helen A. Harvey, Deputy, for respondent.


FARRIS, C.J.

Robert C. Gairns appeals from a judgment and sentence entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of first-degree robbery while armed with a deadly weapon.

In the early morning hours of October 22, 1976, Gairns and a companion entered a "7-11" store in West Seattle and forced the store clerk at knife-point to surrender the money in the cash register. The defense at trial was voluntary intoxication and lack of criminal intent. Gairns assigns...

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