STATE v. GRIER

No. 36350-0-II.

208 P.3d 1221 (2009)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Kristina Ranae GRIER, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

June 2, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Casey Grannis, Nielsen Broman & Koch, PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Thomas Charles Roberts, Attorney at Law, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.


HUNT, J.

¶ 1 Kristina Ranae Grier appeals her jury conviction and sentence for second degree murder.1 In her Statement of Additional Grounds (SAG),2 Grier argues that her trial counsel was ineffective in failing to explain and to request jury instructions on lesser included manslaughter offenses. At our request, the parties submitted supplemental briefs on this issue. Holding that defense counsel's failure...

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