In re the Personal Restraint of Spencer

¶1 Clyde R. Spencer entered an Alford plea1 and served nearly 20 years in prison for the sexual abuse of his son, daughter, and stepson. In 2004, Governor Gary Locke conditionally commuted his sentence of imprisonment to community custody after a review of the relevant files relating to Spencer’s case. Spencer then filed a personal restraint petition (PRP) with new evidence in the form of declarations by his now-adult son and daughter stating that Spencer never abused them and that they never observed any abuse of Spencer’s stepson. Spencer also submitted the 1985 medical reports from…