State v. Carneh

¶1 On March 15, 2001, Leemah Carneh was charged with four counts of aggravated first degree murder. Carneh notified the court of his intent to rely on the defense of insanity and submitted to psychological examinations by defense experts. The trial court ordered Carneh to also submit to examinations by experts at Western State Hospital (WSH), but when interviewed, Carneh refused to answer questions where he believed the answers might incriminate him. Carneh relied on RCW 10.77.020(3), which allows defendants being examined by court appointed experts as the result of an insanity plea to refuse…