STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 30820-7-II.

103 P.3d 1289 (2005)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Matthew Arthur W. WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

January 11, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Weaver, Attorney at Law, Port Orchard, WA, for Appellant.

Tom L. Morris, Kitsap County Prosecutor's Office, Port Orchard, WA, for Respondent.


PART PUBLISHED OPINION

ARMSTRONG, J.

Matthew Williams appeals his conviction for one count of possessing an unlawful firearm, arguing that in addition to proving that he knowingly possessed the firearm, the State had to prove that he knew the firearm's characteristics that made it illegal-it was a short-barreled shotgun. Williams also argues that his trial attorney was ineffective for failing to object to the corresponding "to convict" instruction...

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