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In re Pers. Restraint of McKiearnan v. State

Synopsis: May a defendant collaterally challenge a conviction more than one year after the judgment becomes final when the defendant’s maximum possible sentence was misstated on the judgment and sentence form?

In re Pers. Restraint of Clark v. State

Synopsis: Has the petitioner shown that his sentence was facially invalid, so that the Court may hear his petition? If so, can he withdraw his prior guilty plea if he agreed in it to a sentence not authorized by law?