In re the Personal Restraint of Dalluge

At the age of 17, Amel Dalluge was tried and convicted as an adult of two counts of rape in the third degree, and these convictions were upheld on appeal. In a personal restraint petition, Dalluge now contends that either his convictions should be reversed because he was improperly tried as an adult, or his case should be remanded to superior court for a hearing on whether the juvenile court should have retained jurisdiction. Dalluge also asserts that both his trial and appellate counsel were ineffective for failing to object to improper adult criminal court jurisdiction at trial and on…