STATE v. WOODS

No. 24910-7-III.

156 P.3d 309 (2007)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Curtis WOODS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3.

April 24, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Edelblute, Attorney at Law, Spokane, WA, for Appellant.

Kevin Michael Korsmo, Attorney at Law, Andrew J. Metts III, Spokane County Pros Offc, Spokane, WA, for Respondent.


SCHULTHEIS, A.C.J.

¶ 1 Curtis S. Woods appeals his conviction for third degree assault while armed with a deadly weapon, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel based on a faulty self-defense instruction. Because the jury instruction proposed by defense counsel and given by the court did not accurately state the law and we cannot say the result would have been the same had the correct instruction been given, we reverse.

FACTS

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