Legal Opinion
In Re the Personal Restraint of Montoya
Washington Supreme Court
Decided October 22, 1987No. 52928-1PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDurham, J.
Defendant Rodolfo Mendoza Montoya brought a personal restraint petition in the Court of Appeals, challenging the validity of his guilty plea to first degree manslaughter. The Court of Appeals decided the plea was invalid and granted the petition. We reverse, holding that Montoya's guilty plea was constitutionally valid.
This case arises out of an incident that occurred late in the evening of April 16,1983, outside of the Spur Tavern in Harrah, Washington, when Jose Anguiano was stabbed in the chest with a knife. Anguiano died as a result of the stabbing.
On April 20, 1983, the Yakima County…
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