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STATE v. BRIGHTMAN

No. 25220-1-II.

48 P.3d 363 (2002)

112 Wash.App. 260

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Nathan D. BRIGHTMAN, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

June 21, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin R. Cole, Seattle, for Appellant.

John Christopher Hillman, Pierce Co. Deputy Pros. Atty., Tacoma, for Respondent.

PART-PUBLISHED OPINION

ARMSTRONG, J.

Nathan Brightman killed Dexter Villa when a gun he brandished during a fistfight with Villa went off. Brightman said he did not mean to shoot Villa; the gun discharged accidentally. The court refused to instruct on justifiable homicide, ruling that Brightman acted neither in self-defense nor to prevent a violent felony. On appeal from his conviction of second degree murder, Brightman challenges this ruling and also argues...

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