STATE v. GRIMES

No. 8486-1-I.

30 Wn. App. 55 (1981)

631 P.2d 1024

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. PERRY CASS GRIMES, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

August 3, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Norm Maleng, Prosecuting Attorney, and Robert S. Lasnik, Deputy, for respondent.


WILLIAMS, J.

The State accused Perry Cass Grimes of second degree assault with intent to commit rape. Trial to the court sitting with a jury resulted in a judgment of guilty. Grimes' appeal from the judgment raises the sole issue of whether the court correctly ruled that if he testified in his own defense a prior conviction could be used to impeach his credibility. We affirm.

The case revolves upon the correct application of ER 609, which authorizes the introduction...

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