Legal Opinion
State v. Heddrick
Washington Supreme Court
Decided September 15, 2009No. 80841-4PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
215 P.3d 201 (2009)
STATE of Washington, Respondent,
v.
Steven Ray HEDDRICK, Jr., Petitioner.
No. 80841-4.
Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
Argued January 20, 2009.
Decided September 10, 2009.
As Corrected September 15, 2009.
Casey Grannis, Nielsen Broman & Koch, PLLC, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.
Randi J. Austell, King County Prosecutor's Office, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.
OWENS, J.
¶ 1 A defendant's competency is a necessary prerequisite for a fair criminal trial. Chapter 10.77 RCW outlines procedures courts must follow once any reason to doubt a defendant's competency arises before a trial…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Bell v. ConeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Pate v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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