STATE v. EDMON

No. 7518-7-I.

28 Wn. App. 98 (1981)

621 P.2d 1310

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. JOHN HENRY EDMON, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

January 5, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lewis H. Nomura and Hollis Hill of Seattle-King County Public Defender Association, for appellant.

Norm Maleng, Prosecuting Attorney, and Gordon S. Jones, Deputy, for respondent.


RINGOLD, J.

John Henry Edmon appeals a judgment and sentence entered upon conviction by a jury of second degree assault while armed with a deadly weapon and a firearm. The primary issue is whether the trial court erred when it excluded most of the psychiatric testimony offered by the defense. We reverse the judgment because the evidence was admissible and its exclusion denied Edmon a fair trial.

The defendant, a 44-year-old black man, was hired by Bethlehem...

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