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STATE v. MENDES

No. 88945-7.

322 P.3d 791 (2014)

180 Wn.2d 188

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Ronald Melvin MENDES a/k/a Ronald Joseph Mendes, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

April 10, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephanie C. Cunningham , Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Thomas Charles Roberts , Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.

C. JOHNSON, J.

¶ 1 The central issue in this case is whether Ronald Mendes was "compelled" to waive his constitutional right not to testify as a witness in his own criminal case after the trial court refused to rule on whether the evidence presented during the State's case in chief entitled Mendes to a self-defense instruction. Mendes challenges his conviction for felony murder based on allegations that he shot and killed...

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