Docket No. 81314-1  Facts: Petitioner Michael Webb was convicted for presenting a fraudulent insurance claim and filed a notice of appeal, but died shortly after he was sentenced. Webb’s appointed counsel moved for abatement of Webb’s conviction, and the Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal and declined to abate the conviction or any of the monetary amounts Webb was ordered to pay. The Supreme Court of Washington accepted Webb’s counsel’s petition for discretionary review. Continue reading →

Docket No. 81750-2  Facts: Following his arrest on four counts of first degree armed robbery, respondent Ricardo Iniguez remained in custody pending a joint trial with his co-defendent. Iniguez’s trial was delayed several times over an eight-month period due to various continuances sought by the state and Iniguez. Continue reading →

Docket No. 81270-5  Facts: Petitioner Raymond Hughes was charged and convicted on a guilty plea for second degree rape of a child and second degree rape of a victim unable to consent by reason of physical helplessness or mental incapacity. Both charges were based on an act of sexual intercourse with a 12-year-old girl with cerebral palsy. Continue reading →