Legal Opinion
State v. S.M.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 14, 2000No. 23458-1-IIPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSeinfeld, J.
— S.M. pleaded guilty as charged to committing three counts of first degree child rape. He later moved to withdraw his plea, arguing ineffective assistance of counsel. Because S.M.’s attorney delegated the task of advising S.M. to his wife/legal assistant and because her advice was both incomplete and misleading, we agree with S.M.’s contentions and, thus, reverse and remand.
FACTS
On December 4, 1996, the State charged S.M. with three counts of rape of a child in the first degree.1 The State alleged that in the spring of 1994, when S.M. was 12 years old, he had sexual intercourse with his then…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- State v. LordWashington Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- State v. ANJWashington Supreme Court · 2010
- In re the Personal Restraint of BrettWashington Supreme Court · 2001
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- In Re BrettWashington Supreme Court · 2001
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