Wright v. Morris

These cases were heard together upon procedural questions only. In each case the petitioner’s application for post-conviction relief was denied in the Court of Appeals upon the ground that it was patently frivolous, and in each case the petitioner sought review of the order in this court.

Since the adoption of CrR 7.7, this court has twice had occasion to comment upon the rule. State v. Rolax, 84 Wn.2d 836, 529 P.2d 1078 (1974), and Holt v. Morris, 84 Wn.2d 841, 529 P.2d 1081 (1974). The procedure being a new one, all of the problems which might arise out of it were not foreseen at its…