STATE v. BAILEY

No. 2468-3.

22 Wn. App. 646 (1979)

591 P.2d 1212

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. LAVONNE B. BAILEY, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

February 14, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Keylor Smith, for appellant (appointed counsel for appeal).

Arthur R. Eggers, Prosecuting Attorney, and Carl L. Johnson, Deputy, for respondent.


MUNSON, J.

Appellant, LaVonne B. Bailey, appeals from a jury conviction for the second-degree assault of her husband, Robert. The issues raised on appeal are (1) whether the trial court gave proper instructions on self-defense and (2) whether two other instructions were prejudicial given the facts of this case. We find error and reverse.

LaVonne and Robert Bailey had been married about 2 months when the assault...

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