State v. Hawkins

In this appeal, defendant challenges the authority of the trial court to enter an order revoking her probation. Our disposition is controlled by State v. Nelson, 92 Wn.2d 862, 601 P.2d 1276 (1979) (overruling sub silentio In re Myers, 20 Wn. App. 200, 579 P.2d 1006 (1978), and one of the alternative holdings of State v. Haugen, 22 Wn. App. 785, 591 P.2d 1218 (1979)). There, the court held that a superior court has no jurisdiction to revoke or modify a defendant's probation where the motion to revoke is filed after the probationary term has expired. RCW 9.95.230. This rule applies to cases in…