Former Washington State football player Robert Barber pleaded not guilty to a charge of second-degree felony assault at his arraignment in Whitman County Superior Court Friday morning, and his trial date is set for May 15.
However, Barber, through his attorney Stephen Graham, has also filed a motion for dismissal of the second degree felony assault charge he’s facing after allegedly striking another man and causing a concussion at a party in Pullman last July.
Graham’s filing, which was submitted to Whitman County Superior Court on Friday, asks the court to dismiss the charge against Barber because, according to the filing, there is no medical evidence supporting the claim that Barber caused the victim to suffer a concussion.