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In re the Personal Restraint of Yates

Washington Supreme Court

Decided March 20, 2014No. 87518-9PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtOwens, J.

¶1 Thirteen years ago, Robert Lee Yates Jr. agreed to plead guilty to 13 counts of first degree murder and 1 count of attempted first degree murder in exchange for a 408-year prison sentence. Yates now seeks to withdraw those guilty pleas, claiming that he should technically have been sentenced to 408 years with a possible extension to life in prison rather than a determináte 408-year sentence. Because he has not shown that he was prejudiced by this difference, we dismiss this personal restraint petition.

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¶2 Yates has been convicted by two courts for a series of murders across Washington…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. In Re the Personal Restraint of CookWashington Supreme Court · 1990
  2. In re the Personal Restraint of CoatsWashington Supreme Court · 2011
  3. In re the Personal Restraint of IsadoreWashington Supreme Court · 2004
  4. In re the Personal Restraint of YatesWashington Supreme Court · 2013
  5. In Re IsadoreWashington Supreme Court · 2004

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Hambleton v. Department of RevenueWashington Supreme Court · 2014
  2. Personal Restraint Petition Of Marvis J. KnightCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2018
  3. State Of Washington, V. Christopher Lee OlsenCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2023
  4. In re Pers. Restraint of FletcherWashington Supreme Court · 2024
  5. In re the Personal Restraint of SmallsCourt of Appeals of Washington · 2014

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