In re the Personal Restraint of Haghighi

¶1 This case presents the question of whether our holding in State v. Winterstein, 167 Wn.2d 620, 220 P.3d 1226 (2009), that the inevitable discovery doctrine is inconsistent with article I, section 7 of the Washington State Constitution, applies retroactively to judgments final when the case was decided. Because we hold that Winter-stein does not apply retroactively, we must also address Nadder Baron Haghighi’s claim that his appellate counsel provided ineffective assistance, which requires first determining whether this claim is timely. We affirm the Court of Appeals and hold that…