State v. Howland

Spearman, A.C.J.

¶1 More than two decades after Donna Howland was found not guilty of first degree murder by reason of insanity and confined to Western State Hospital (WSH), she petitioned for conditional release under RCW 10.77.150. The trial court dismissed the petition without a hearing, concluding it was frivolous because it was unsupported by expert testimony. Howland appeals, contending the trial court erred by requiring her to provide expert testimony in support of her petition. We conclude that the trial court’s order is not appealable as of right under RAP 2.2 and that discretionary…