State v. Delange

The sole question presented is whether the defendant was denied her right of allocution provided for in CrR 7.1(a)(1):

Before disposition the court shall afford counsel an opportunity to speak and shall ask the defendant if he wishes to make a statement in his own behalf and to present any information in mitigation of punishment.

Defendant was originally charged with second degree murder. On June 1, 1981, she pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of first degree manslaughter. On July 31, she was sentenced. At the sentencing hearing, after defense counsel made a plea on behalf of the defendant, the…