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STATE v. GRIER

No. 83452-1.

246 P.3d 1260 (2011)

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

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided February 10, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Charles Roberts , Pierce County Prosecutor's Office, Tacoma, WA, for Petitioner/Appellant.

Casey Grannis , Nielsen Broman & Koch, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, for Appellee/Respondent.

Seth Aaron Fine , Snohomish County Prosecutor's Office, Everett, WA, Pamela Beth Loginsky , WAPA, Olympia, WA, amicus counsel for Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys.

MADSEN, C.J.

¶ 1 Kristina Grier appealed her conviction of second degree murder, and the Court of Appeals reversed because it held that Grier received ineffective assistance of counsel. This case requires us to determine whether Ms. Grier's defense counsel was ineffective in withdrawing a request for jury instructions on the lesser included offenses of first and second degree manslaughter after consulting with his client. We hold that Grier's acquiescence in...

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