STATE v. BERTRAND

No. 100953-4.

STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. ANDREW WESLEY BERTRAND, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Filed: April 18, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mick Woynarowski , Law Office of Mick Woynarowski, PLLC, 1601 5th Ave. Ste. 900, Seattle, WA, 98101-3657, Counsel for Appellant(s).

Timothy J. Higgs , Mason County Pros. Attorney's Office, Po Box 639, Shelton, WA, 98584-0639, Counsel for Respondent(s).


In this case, we take the opportunity to clarify the analysis that applies where a defendant asserts ineffective assistance of counsel based on counsel's failure to propose a lesser included offense instruction. Such claims are subject to the two-pronged test laid out in Strickland v. Washington, which requires the defendant to show...

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