STATE v. HARDY

No. 15529-6-I.

44 Wn. App. 477 (1986)

722 P.2d 872

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. ERAINA KIM HARDY, Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

July 23, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark W. Muenster of Washington Appellate Defender Association, for appellant.

Norm Maleng, Prosecuting Attorney, and Michael Schwartz and Celeste Stokes, Deputies, for respondent.


SCHOLFIELD, C.J.

Eraina Hardy was found guilty by a jury of murder in the second degree while armed with a deadly weapon. She appeals, assigning error to the trial court's giving or refusing to give certain instructions. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

On June 12, 1984, Hardy, in the presence of several witnesses, became involved in a name-calling dispute with Kristina Peek. At one point, Hardy called Peek a whore.

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