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STATE v. HOFF

No. 4899-0-II.

31 Wn. App. 809 (1982)

644 P.2d 763

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. ANGEL HOFF, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

May 6, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick D. Sutherland, Prosecuting Attorney, and Gary R. Tabor, Deputy, for appellant.

Jerome L. Buzzard, for respondent.

WORSWICK, J.

How far may a trial court go in rescuing a defendant from an inept pro se defense? Not as far as the court went in this case. On the State's appeal, we reverse an order granting a new trial.

On July 26, 1979, defendant pushed a fully clothed Craig Phelps into the swimming pool at the Aquarian Apartments in Tumwater. The next evening, Phelps, accompanied by Willie Durden, returned to defendant's apartment...

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