WASHINGTON v. RECUENCO, 548 U.S. 212 (2005)

WASHINGTON v. RECUENCO. No. 05-83. CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF WASHINGTON. Argued April 17, 2006. Decided June 26, 2006. After respondent threatened his wife with a handgun, he was convicted of second-degree assault based on the jury’s finding that he had assaulted her “with a deadly weapon.” A “firearm” qualifies as a “deadly weapon” […]

Read More

Washington v. Recuenco, 548 U.S. 212 (2006)

547 U.S. ___ (2006) WASHINGTON, PETITIONER v. ARTURO R. RECUENCO No. 05-83. Supreme Court of United States. Argued April 17, 2006. Decided June 26, 2006. ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF WASHINGTON JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the opinion of the Court. Respondent Arturo Recuenco was convicted of assault in the second degree based […]

Read More