Docket No. 80865-1  Facts: Petitioner Glen Burns and Atif Rafay were convicted of murder in the Superior Court for King County. Burns subsequently appealed his conviction but moved to have his attorney withdraw and represent himself pro se after his attorney had filed their opening brief. Continue reading →

Docket No. 78353-5 (from Court of Appeals Division I Case No. 53645-1)  Facts:  After a judgment in which respondent Sayed Zia Ehsani had to pay money into David C. Cullen’s client trust account, Cullen distributed the funds under his clients’ direction (petitioner McCullough Family Partnership) to the clients’ creditors, including himself for legal services rendered. Ehsani successfully appealed and the trial court’s judgment was reversed. Continue reading →

Docket No. 76947-8  Synopsis: Should a conviction be vacated when the defendant dies before an appeal is resolved? Continue reading →