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STATE v. ROBINSON

No. 38231-4-I.

953 P.2d 97 (1997)

89 Wash.App. 530

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Elve ROBINSON, Jr., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

As Amended on Denial of Reconsideration March 9, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Washington Appellate Project, Michael Lawrence Mittlestat, Appellate Project, Seattle, for Appellant.

Macduffie Setter, and Laura D. Hayes, Whatcom County Prosecutor's Office, Bellingham, for Respondent.

AGID, Judge.

Elve Robinson appeals his conviction for unlawful imprisonment and second degree rape, arguing that the trial court should have granted his motion for a new trial because his attorney improperly prevented him from exercising his right to testify at trial. While we agree that his attorney acted improperly,1 we do not agree that his right to testify was violated under the particular circumstances of this case. We affirm, holding...

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