STATE v. SAO

No. 38164-8-II.

230 P.3d 277 (2010)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Francisco Bona SAO, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

May 11, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vanessa Mi-jo Lee, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

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


HUNT, J.

¶ 1 Francisco Bona Sao appeals his jury convictions for aggravated second degree felony murder (based on first or second degree assault of his three-month old son), felony harassment, and tampering with a witness, and his exceptional sentence for the aggravated murder. Sao argues that defense counsel denied him effective assistance by failing to propose an instruction requiring the State to prove intent and to disprove diminished capacity beyond a reasonable...

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