Washington Supreme Court· 1/3/2002

State v. McNeal

Citations

145 Wash. 2d 352
37 P.3d 280
2002 Wash. LEXIS 1

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holding that a legitimate trial strategy cannot serve as a basis for an ineffective assistance of counsel claim
concluding that because the alleged inconsistency in the jury verdict was not a manifest error affecting a constitutional right, it could not be raised for the first time on appeal
explaining that “driving on the wrong side of the road . . . is itself sufficient evidence that at the time of the accident, he was acting with ‘disregard for the safety of others.’”
refusing to overturn a guilty verdict that conflicted with a special finding on another charge
“Tactical decisions of trial counsel deserve deference when: (1) counsel in fact bases trial conduct on strategic considerations; (2
Reasonably strategic trial decisions do not qualify as deficient.

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Judges: Alexander, Sanders

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