STATE v. SIMS

No. 21016-9-II.

960 P.2d 483 (1998)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. James Leroy SIMS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

August 21, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Hays, Longview, for Appellant.

Jill Marie Johanson, Cowlitz Co. Deputy Pros. Atty., Kelso, Stephanie B. Mizrahi, Stevens Co. Pros. Office, Colville, for Respondents.


ARMSTRONG, Judge.

James Leroy Sims was acquitted on two counts of second degree assault. Nevertheless, he appeals the trial court's failure to give a self-defense instruction. He claims that this alleged error deprived him of reimbursement for his costs and legal fees as authorized under RCW 9A.16.110.1 He requests that a new jury be impaneled solely to determine his right to compensation based on his claim of self-defense. Because Sims...

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