STATE v. COWEN

No. 37125-8-I.

939 P.2d 1249 (1997)

87 Wash.App. 45

The STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Stuart David COWEN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Reconsideration Denied August 21, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Dixon, Kathryn A. Russell, and Nielsen, Broman & Associates, Seattle, for Appellant.

Shannon D. Anderson, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, Seattle, for Respondent.


COLEMAN, Judge.

Stuart Cowen appeals his conviction for attempted murder in the first degree, arguing that the self-defense instruction erroneously required the jury to consider whether he was in danger of actual imminent harm rather than whether he reasonably believed he was in such danger. The Supreme Court recently held that because a similar self-defense instruction was ambiguous, the jury instructions failed to properly state the applicable law. State v. LeFaber...

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